Bříství is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

The highest point is the hill Břístevská hůra at 233 m (764 ft) above sea level.

According to older research, the village was mentioned as early as 993 in connection with the founding of the Břevnov Monastery, but this theory is not substantiated.

[3] The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality.

The main landmark of Bříství is the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross.