Brantice

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.

Brantice
Municipality
Centre of Brantice
Flag Coat of arms
Brantice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′49″N 17°37′45″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  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,403
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 93
Website	www.brantice.cz

Administrative division

Brantice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Brantice (1,117)
• Radim (219)

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. From 1485, the village of Radim belonged to the Brantice estate. As a result of wars in the 15th and 17th centuries, the depopulated Brantice was settled by German immigrants, who gradually formed the majority here. In 1945, the German-speaking inhabitants were expelled.^[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

Brantice Castle

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]