Bříství is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Bříství | |
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 Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bříství Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′2″N 14°50′31″E / 50.13389°N 14.84194°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 392 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 289 15 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name evolved from the old Czech words břest (i.e. 'elm') and břístí ('elm forest').[2]
Geography
editBříství is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Nymburk and 21 km (13 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Břístevská hůra at 233 m (764 ft) above sea level. The brook Kounický potok flows through the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Bříství is from 1318. According to older research, the village was mentioned as early as 993 in connection with the founding of the Břevnov Monastery, but this theory is not substantiated.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Bříství is the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross. It is a Gothic church with a Romanesque core, which was probably founded around 1150.[6][7]
On Břístevská hůra is a ruin of the Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was built in the Baroque style in 1714. In 1764, it burned down after being struck by lightning. It was repaired in 1816, but burned down again two years later.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 193.
- ^ "Bříství". Česká stopa (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel Nalezení svatého Kříže ve Bříství" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Bříství. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Kostel Nalezení sv. Kříže" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Břístevská hůra a zřícenina kaple Povýšení sv. Kříže u Bříství" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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