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Brantice

Coordinates: 50°3′49″N 17°37′45″E / 50.06361°N 17.62917°E / 50.06361; 17.62917
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Brantice
Centre of Brantice
Centre of Brantice
Flag of Brantice
Coat of arms of Brantice
Brantice is located in Czech Republic
Brantice
Brantice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′49″N 17°37′45″E / 50.06361°N 17.62917°E / 50.06361; 17.62917
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1222
Area
 • Total
26.73 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Elevation
341 m (1,119 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,392
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 93
Websitewww.brantice.cz

Brantice (German: Bransdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The village of Radim is administrative part of Brantice.

Geography

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Brantice is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Bruntál and 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Uhlák at 667 m (2,188 ft) above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Opava River.

History

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The first written mention of Brantice is from 1222. In 1377, it became a part of the Duchy of Krnov. From 1485, the village of Radim belonged to the Brantice estate. As a result of wars in the 15th and 17th centuries, the depopulated Brantice was settled by German immigrants, who gradually formed the majority here. In 1945, the German-speaking inhabitants were expelled.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,659—    
18801,726+4.0%
18901,759+1.9%
19001,598−9.2%
19101,716+7.4%
YearPop.±%
19211,807+5.3%
19302,120+17.3%
19501,376−35.1%
19611,467+6.6%
19701,394−5.0%
YearPop.±%
19801,200−13.9%
19911,110−7.5%
20011,174+5.8%
20111,257+7.1%
20211,336+6.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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The I/45 road (the section from Bruntál to Krnov) passes through the municipality.

Brantice is located on the railway line OstravaMoravský Beroun via Bruntál.[5]

Sights

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Brantice Castle

The main landmark of Brantice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Renaissance-Baroque building with preserved sgraffito decoration on the tower.[6]

The Brantice Castle is a rural castle with a park. It was gradually built on the site of an older fortress from the 1670s to the beginning of the 19th century. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie a současnost obce, znak obce" (in Czech). Obec Brantice. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Brantice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí P. Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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