Bříšťany

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Bříšťany is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

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Bříšťany
okres Jičín

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N 50.316388888889 °	E 15.620833333333 °

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508 01 okres Jičín
Northeast, Czechia
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