The Březná is a

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in the

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, a left

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of the Moravská Sázava River. It flows through the

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and

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regions. It is long.

Characteristic

The Březná originates in the territory of

Malá Morava Malá Morava () is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Malá Morava lies approximately north-west of Šumperk, north-west of Olomouc, and east of Prague. Ad ...

in the

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at the elevation of and flows to Hoštejn, where it enters the Moravská Sázava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its

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has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Březná are:

Settlements

The river flows through the municipal territories of

Písařov Písařov () is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Písařov lies approximately north-west of Šumperk, north-west of Olomouc, and east of Prague Pra ...

, Červená Voda,

Štíty Štíty (; until 1949 Šilperk; ) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monum ...

, Jedlí, Drozdov,

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and Hoštejn.

Protection of nature

The river flows through the Březná Nature Park, named after the river. The Březná River creates distinct, deep and symmetrical valleys in the nature park.

Tourism

The spring of the river is called Rudolf Spring. It is a tourist destination. The water coming out of the spring is slightly radioactive.

References

External links

River flow at Hoštejn station
– Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI; ) is the central state office of the Czech Republic in the fields of air quality, meteorology, climatology and hydrology. It is an organization established by the Ministry of the Environment of the Cz ...