Březina is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division Březina consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Březina (396) Honsob (35)
Etymology The name means 'birch forest' in Czech. The village was founded on the site of a cleared birch forest.
Geography Březina is located about northeast of Mladá Boleslav and south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is on the slope of the Mužský hill at above sea level. The Jizera River forms part of the municipal border in the north.
The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area. In this area is located Žabakor Pond, the largest body of water in Bohemian Paradise with an area of . It was founded for fish farming in the 16th century and today it is an important nesting site for water birds, protected as a nature reserve.
History The first written mention of Březina is from 1222.
Demographics
Transport The D10 motorway (part of the European route E65) from Prague to Turnov runs through the municipality.
Sights The main landmark of Březina is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries and rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century. It is a stone church with a wooden tower floor.
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