Brodek u Přerova

Market town in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°29′3″N 17°20′18″E / 49.48417°N 17.33833°E / 49.48417; 17.33833Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict PřerovFirst mentioned1301Area

• Total8.91 km² (3.44 sq mi)Elevation

205 m (673 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,888 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

751 03

Websitewww.brodekuprerova.cz

Brodek u Přerova (until 1949 Brodek) is a market town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Luková is an administrative part of Brodek u Přerova.

Etymology

The name is a diminutive from the Czech word brod, meaning 'ford'.^[2]

Geography

Brodek u Přerova is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Přerov and 12 km (7 mi) south of Olomouc. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Morava Valley, but the village of Luková lies in the southern tip of the Nízký Jeseník range. The Olešnice Stream flows north of the market town.

History

The first written mention of Brodek is from 1301. Brodek was a property of the Dominican Monastery in Olomouc until 1782.^[2]

Brodek u Přerova was promoted to a market town in 1909. This title was restored in 2009.^[2]^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,001	—
1880	1,066	+6.5%
1890	1,243	+16.6%
1900	1,497	+20.4%
1910	1,590	+6.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,770	+11.3%
1930	2,170	+22.6%
1950	2,059	−5.1%
1961	2,181	+5.9%
1970	2,190	+0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,081	−5.0%
1991	1,954	−6.1%
2001	1,915	−2.0%
2011	2,019	+5.4%
2021	1,812	−10.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Economy

The market town is known for bellfounding. Many church bells of the churches in the Czech Republic have been cast in local workshop of the Dytrych family, founded in 1951.^[2]

Transport

Brodek u Přerova is located on the railway lines Šumperk–Vyškov and Uničov–Nezamyslice.^[6]

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the pseudo-Romanesque style in 1893.^[7]

in 2000, the Brodek carillon was put into operation, manufactured in a local workshop. It contains 22 bells ranging from 5 to 220 kilograms (11 to 485 lb).^[7]

Notable people

Vlastimil Brlica (1928–2019), athlete

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Historie městyse" (in Czech). Městys Brodek u Přerova. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
^ "Rozhodnutí předsedy PS č. 44 k určení obcí městy a městysi (23. ledna 2009)" (in Czech). 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Přerov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Brodek u Přerova" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
^ ^a ^b "Pamětihodnosti v obci" (in Czech). Městys Brodek u Přerova. Retrieved 2022-02-01.