Březová (Zlín District)
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Březová is a village and municipality (obec
) in Zlín District
in the Zlín Region
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 2.65 square kilometres (1 sq mi), and has a population of 470 (as at 3 July 2006).
Březová lies on the Dřevnice
river, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Zlín
and 260 km (162 mi) east of Prague
.
Obec
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...
) in Zlín District
Zlín District
Zlín District is one of four districts within Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín.-Complete list of municipalities:Bělov -Bohuslavice nad Vláří -Bohuslavice u Zlína -...
in the Zlín Region
Zlín Region
Zlín Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín....
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 2.65 square kilometres (1 sq mi), and has a population of 470 (as at 3 July 2006).
Březová lies on the Dřevnice
Dřevnice
Dřevnice is a river in the Czech Republic, the left tributary of the Morava River. It originates in the Vizovice Highlands upland at the elevation of 560 m and flows for 41.6 km to Otrokovice, where it enters the Morava River....
river, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Zlín
Zlín
Zlín , from 1949 to 1989 Gottwaldov , is a city in the Zlín Region, southeastern Moravia, Czech Republic, on the Dřevnice River. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company...
and 260 km (162 mi) east of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.