Dobřív

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Dobřív
Municipality
Hammer Mill at Dobřív
Hammer Mill at Dobřív
Flag of Dobřív
Flag
Coat of arms of Dobřív
Coat of arms
Dobřív is located in Czech Republic
Dobřív
Dobřív
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′56″N 13°41′13″E / 49.71556°N 13.68694°E / 49.71556; 13.68694Coordinates: 49°42′56″N 13°41′13″E / 49.71556°N 13.68694°E / 49.71556; 13.68694
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 is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

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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