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Brozany nad Ohřà is a market town in
The main landmark of Brozany nad Ohřà is the Church of Saint Gotthard. It is originally a Romanesque church, rebuilt in the Gothic and Baroque styles. Next to the church is a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1726.
A notable building is the former fortress. The old fortress was rebuilt in the Renaissance style after 1559 and then after 1601. Today the building is owned by the market town and serves social purposes. There is also an exposition with the history of the region.
Litoměřice District
Litoměřice District () is a Okres, district in the Ústà nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice.
Administrative division
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in the Ústà nad Labem Region
Ústà nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústà nad Labem. I ...
of the Czech Republic
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. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Brozany nad Ohřà consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Brozany nad Ohřà (1,139) *Hostěnice (88)Etymology
The name Brozany is derived from theford
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* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
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(Czech: ''brod'') that was here across the Ohře River. The people who lived there were called ''brodjané'', later ''brodzané'' and then ''brozané''.
Geography
Brozany nad Ohřà is located about south ofLitoměřice
Litoměřice (; ) is a town in the Ústà nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation.
The town is the seat of the Roman C ...
, south of Ústà nad Labem
Ústà nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústà nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction.
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and north of Prague
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. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table
The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústà nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions.
Geomorphology
The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...
. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Ohře
The Ohře (), also known in English and German as Eger (), is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Bavarian district of Upper Franconia in Germany, and through the Karlovy Vary Region ...
River, which partly forms the eastern and southern municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Brozany is from 1276. It was a property of the provosts fromMÄ›lnÃk
MÄ›lnÃk (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...
. After the Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...
, the village was acquired by the royal chamber. The Bohemian Kings pledged the village to various noblemen. In 1601, Brozany was acquired by Jan ZbynÄ›k ZajÃc of Hazmburk. From 1617 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848, it was owned by the Lobkowicz family
The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is an important Bohemian noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest noble families of the region. Over the cent ...
. In 1625, Brozany was promoted to a market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...
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Demographics
Transport
The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústà nad Labem passes through the municipal territory.Sights
The main landmark of Brozany nad Ohřà is the Church of Saint Gotthard. It is originally a Romanesque church, rebuilt in the Gothic and Baroque styles. Next to the church is a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1726.
A notable building is the former fortress. The old fortress was rebuilt in the Renaissance style after 1559 and then after 1601. Today the building is owned by the market town and serves social purposes. There is also an exposition with the history of the region.
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brozany Nad Ohri Populated places in Litoměřice District Market towns in the Czech Republic