Dobřív

Dobřív is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Dobřív
Dobřív
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′56″N 13°41′13″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictRokycany
First mentioned1325
Area
  Total27.11 km2 (10.47 sq mi)
Elevation
417 m (1,368 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
  Total1,323
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
338 44
Websitewww.dobriv.rokycansko.cz

Dobřív lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Rokycany, 23 km (14 mi) east of Plzeň, and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

Village of Pavlovsko is an administrative part of Dobřív.

Sights

Dobřív is known for its hammer mill, very rare example of a fully functioning water powered forge. The earliest record of smelter is Dobřív is from 1505 and existence of hammer mills is proven since 1614.[2]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie hamru" (in Czech). Museum of West Bohemia in Plzeň. Retrieved 2021-06-17.


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