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Břasy
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Břasy
Total population
1,097
Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Břasy is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
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History
The first written mention of Břasy is from 1379 under its previous name Vranov (). The village rapidly grew in the 19th century thanks to influx of workers into the coal mines. At the turn of the 20th century Vranov had population of 1,200. The name of Břasy originally applied only to small workers' colony which was annexed by Vranov in 1918. In 1960, five municipalities were united under the municipality of Břasy. In 1982, even Vranov proper was renamed Břasy. The main impetus to industrial development was coal mining, area of Břasy became one of centres of Radnice coal basin. In 1893, the Stupno–Radnice stretch of the railway was built. Local network of railway sidings for coal transport evolved between Vranov and Stupno, from 1908 this siding was electrically powered. In 1953, it was abandoned, while the Chrást–Radnice railway operates until now. Mining activity resulted in population growth. Other industrial companies settled in Břasy too, such as glass plant in Vranov (until 1933, later converted to furniture factory, which closed in 1997), ceramics factory in Vranov, iron-foundry in Vranov, another ceramics factory later converted to chemical factory. In 1933 statue in memory of miners by leftist sculptor Emanuel Famíra was built in Vranov, only to be demolished by German authorities in 1941. In 1945, Břasy was liberated both by American and Soviet armies. Post-World War II development was also facilitated by Czechoslovak Army's presence in Břasy (ground radar station, after 1989 abandoned). In 1969, coal mining in Břasy stopped. Stupno was mentioned for the first time in 1146. The village's name evolved from Stúpa to Stupná, and finally to Stupno. Stupno grew into major village and served as a population centre of the agglomeration for most of the 19th…
Geography
Břasy is located about north of Rokycany and northeast of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands in a largely deforested plateau, which falls sharply towards the valley of the Berounka River in the west. The highest point is the hill Přešov at above sea level. The Berounka forms the western municipal border. The stream Dírecký potok flows across the municipality into the Berounka.
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Nearby places in Plzeň
- Vejvanov4 mi away · pop. 216
- Liblín5.7 mi away · pop. 301
- Lhota pod Radčem6 mi away · pop. 267
- Dolní Hradiště6.4 mi away · pop. 42
- Drahoňův Újezd7.1 mi away · pop. 144
- Mešno12.7 mi away · pop. 87
- Mladotice13.9 mi away · pop. 443
- Nezdřev29.2 mi away · pop. 116
- Myslovice31 mi away · pop. 107
- Lestkov31.6 mi away · pop. 260
- Velký Bor33.1 mi away · pop. 324
- Čečkovice36.3 mi away · pop. 77
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office
- RÚIAN code
- CZ559725
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,305
- Wikidata
- Q2523741
RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782