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.
Brantice | |
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 Centre of Brantice | |
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  Brantice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′49″N 17°37′45″E / 50.06361°N 17.62917°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1222 |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.73 km2 (10.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,392 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 93 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Radim is administrative part of Brantice.
Geography
editBrantice 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
editThe 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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Transport
editThe I/45 road (the section from Bruntál to Krnov) passes through the municipality.
Brantice is located on the railway line Ostrava–Moravský Beroun via Bruntál.[5]
Sights
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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
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie a současnost obce, znak obce" (in Czech). Obec Brantice. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Brantice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí P. Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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