Brantice

Brantice
Brantice
Municipality
	Centre of Brantice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Brantice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°3′49″N 17°37′45″E / 50.06361°N 17.62917°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1222
Area
• Total	26.73 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Elevation	341 m (1,119 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,392
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 93
Website	www.brantice.cz

Brantice (German: Bransdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Radim is administrative part of Brantice.

Geography

Brantice is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Bruntál and 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Uhlák at 667 m (2,188 ft) above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Opava River.

History

The first written mention of Brantice is from 1222. In 1377, it became a part of the Duchy of Krnov.^[2]

According to the Austrian census of 1910, the village had 1,211 inhabitants, 1,173 (99.8%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 1,195 (98.7%).^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,659	—
1880	1,726	+4.0%
1890	1,759	+1.9%
1900	1,598	−9.2%
1910	1,716	+7.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,807	+5.3%
1930	2,120	+17.3%
1950	1,376	−35.1%
1961	1,467	+6.6%
1970	1,394	−5.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,200	−13.9%
1991	1,110	−7.5%
2001	1,174	+5.8%
2011	1,257	+7.1%
2021	1,336	+6.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/45 road (the section from Bruntál to Krnov) passes through the municipality.

Brantice is located on the railway line Ostrava–Moravský Beroun via Bruntál.^[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Brantice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a Renaissance-Baroque building with preserved sgraffito decoration on the tower.^[7]

The Brantice Castle is a rural castle with a park. It was gradually built on the site of an older fortress from the 1670s to the beginning of the 19th century. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.^[8]