Břežany is a municipality and village in

Rakovník District Rakovník District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rakovník. Administrative division Rakovník District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Břežany is derived from the word ('

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' in Czech, but in old Czech also meaning 'hillside') or from the word ('birch forest'). The word ''břežané'' denoted people who live near a bank, hillside or birch forest, so Břežany was a village of such people.

Geography

Břežany is located about southwest of

Rakovník Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Rakovník consists o ...

and north of

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. It lies in the

Plasy Uplands Plasy (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery of the same name, which is protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative di ...

. The highest point is at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Břežany is from 1414.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Břežany is the Church of Saint Margaret. The original building was completely destroyed during 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 ...

, restored after 1560, and then again destroyed during the Thirty Years' Wars. The current church was built in the Baroque style in 1727. The second valuable building in a Břežany is Baroque granary. It dates from 1797.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brezany Villages in Rakovník District