Bražec

Bražec (Bergles) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The hamlets of Dolní Valov and Javorná are administrative parts of Bražec.

Geography
Bražec is located about 13 km southeast of Karlovy Vary. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Doupov Mountains, only the western part lies in the Slavkov Forest. The highest point is a hill at 793 m above sea level.

History
The first written mention of Bražec is from 1289. Until 1410, the village was owned by a local noble family, who called themselves Lords of Bražec. Bražec then often changed owners. From 1581 to 1622, it was part of the Andělská Hora estate. In 1622, Bražec was acquired by the Czernin family. Since then, the village was part of the Stružná estate, which remained so until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848.

In 1953, the Military Training Area Hradiště was created, which caused the eviction of 65 villages and the demise of several municipalities including Bražec. The municipality was then created again on 1 January 2016 by diminishing of the military area.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads running through the municipality.

Sights
Bražec is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument are the relics of a fortified medieval fortress. The location is an archaeological site, explored in 1986–1989.