Březová is a municipality and village in

Uherské Hradiště District Uherské Hradiště District ( cs, okres Uherské Hradiště) is a district ('' okres'') within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Uherské Hradiště. List of municipalities Babice - Bánov - Bílovice - Bojkov ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name of the municipality is derived from the landscape of birch trees (in Czech ''bříza''), which was previously typical for this region.

Geography

Březová is located about southeast of Uherské Hradiště and south of Zlín, on the border with Slovakia. It lies in the White Carpathians mountain range. The highest point is at above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Hrubár stream.

History

The settlement of the area began with the establishment of the Cistercians, Cistercian monastery Smilheim, which was built in 1261. The first written mention of Březová is from 1492.

Demographics

Transport

There is the road border crossing ''Březová / Nová Bošáca'' to Slovakia.

Sights

The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius is a cultural monument and the landmark of Březová. Initially, there was a small chapel first mentioned in 1662. In 1747, a little church replaced the chapel. The contemporary church was constructed in 1865. On 1576 a doctor Tomáš Jordán of Klausenburk mentioned Březová's spring in his medical book about healing water. The spring is considered to be healing and is generally known under the name of Kyselka. The area with the spring is a tourist destination. A -high wooden observation tower is located in the western part of Březová. It was built together with five other identical towers in 2011.

Notable people

*Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), composer; visited Březová for several times to be inspired here by a variety of regional folk songs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brezova Villages in Uherské Hradiště District