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

The village of Radim is administrative part of Brantice.

Geography

Brantice is located about northeast of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Uhlák at above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the

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River.

History

The first written mention of Brantice is from 1222. In 1377, it became a part of the Duchy of Krnov. According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 1,211 inhabitants, 1,173 (99.8%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were

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with 1,195 (98.7%).

Demographics

Transport

The 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.

Sights

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. 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.

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* {{authority control Villages in Bruntál District