Brodek u Přerova consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] The name Brodek is a diminutive from the Czech word brod, meaning 'ford'.

Most of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Morava Valley, but the village of Luková lies in the southern tip of the Nízký Jeseník range.

The Olešnice Stream flows north of the market town.

[7] The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.

[8] in 2000, the Brodek carillon was put into operation, manufactured in a local workshop.