Brodek u Přerova

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settlement_typeMarket town
image_skylineLuková (Brodek u Přerova), náves (1).jpg
image_captionLuková, a part of Brodek u Přerova
image_flagVlajka městyse Brodek u Přerova.png
image_shieldZnak městyse Brodek u Přerova.png
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Olomouc
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Přerov
pushpin_mapCzech Republic
pushpin_relief1
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
coordinates
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1301
area_total_km28.91
elevation_m205
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total1844
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
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postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code751 03
website
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Administrative division

Brodek u Přerova consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

  • Brodek u Přerova (1,626)
  • Luková (186)

Etymology

The name Brodek is a diminutive from the Czech word brod, meaning 'ford'.

Geography

Brodek u Přerova is located about 8 km northwest of Přerov and 12 km 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 highest point is at 237 m above sea level. The Olešnice Stream flows north of the market town.

History

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

Brodek u Přerova was promoted to a market town in 1909. This title was restored in 2009.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|1001 |1880|1066 |1890|1243 |1900|1497 |1910|1590 |1921|1770 |1930|2170 |1950|2059 |1961|2181 |1970|2190 |1980|2081 |1991|1954 |2001|1915 |2011|2019 |2021|1812 |source=Censuses}}

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.

Transport

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

Sights

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

in 2000, the Brodek carillon was put into operation, manufactured in a local workshop. It contains 22 bells ranging from 5 to.

Notable people

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. "Historie městyse". Městys Brodek u Přerova.
  4. (2009-01-23). "Rozhodnutí předsedy PS č. 44 k určení obcí městy a městysi (23. ledna 2009)".
  5. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  7. "Detail stanice Brodek u Přerova". [[České dráhy]].
  8. "Pamětihodnosti v obci". Městys Brodek u Přerova.

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