Breznice (Príbram District)
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Březnice (ˈbr̝ɛzɲɪtsɛ; ) is a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in the Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative center is placed in the Czech capital Prague , which lies in the center of the region...

 of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. It has around 3,700 inhabitants.

Villages Bor
Bor
Bor may refer to:* Matej Bor, the pen name of the Slovene poet Vladimir Pavšič *Bor , a location in Afghanistan*Bor , a town in Plzeň Region , Czech Republic...

, Dobrá Voda
Dobrá Voda
Dobrá Voda is a municipality of Trnava District in the Trnava region of Slovakia.-External links:*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html...

, Martinice, Přední Poříčí and Zadní Poříčí are administrative parts of Březnice.

Březnice is home to the Březnice Castle Brewery, which sells its beer under the Herold (beer) brand name.

People

  • Ignác Cornova
  • Jan Koželuh
    Jan Koželuh
    Jan Koželuh was a Czech tennis player of the 1920s, not to be confused with his older brother Karel Koželuh , a player of the same era...

  • Carlo Lurago
    Carlo Lurago
    Carlo Lurago was an Italian architect, who was most active in Prague.He was born in Pellio Superiore in the Val d'Intelvi, near Como. At the age of 23, as an already an accomplished plasterer, he moved to Prague...

     acted here
  • Wenzel (aka Václav) Pichl
    Wenzel Pichl
    Wenzel Pichl was a classical Czech composer of the 18th Century. He was also a violinist, music director and writer....

  • Albert (aka Vojtěch, originally Avraham) Popper
    Albert Popper
    Albert Popper was a mayor of Vimperk and doctor for the House of Schwarzenberg.Popper was born in the village of Bresnitz to a Jewish family...

  • Joachim (originally Chajim) Edler von Popper
    Joachim Edler von Popper
    Joachim Edler von Popper was Court Jew to the Habsburgs.He was born Chajim Popper in Březnice , Bohemia . He was the son of Wolf Popper, Primator of the Jews of Bohemia.Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor had a monopoly on tobacco in the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

    , Popper

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