Dobronín

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Dobronín
Municipality
General view of Dobronín
General view of Dobronín
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Flag
Coat of arms of Dobronín
Coat of arms
Dobronín is located in Czech Republic
Dobronín
Dobronín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′42″N 15°39′0″E / 49.47833°N 15.65000°E / 49.47833; 15.65000Coordinates: 49°28′42″N 15°39′0″E / 49.47833°N 15.65000°E / 49.47833; 15.65000
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictJihlava
First mentioned1351
Area
 • Total13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,860
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
588 12
Websitewww.dobronin.cz

Dobronín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdobroɲiːn]; German: Dobrenz) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Dobronín lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Jihlava and 112 km (70 mi) south-east of Prague.

History[]

In May 1945, after World War II, local Czechs massacred more than dozen local ethnic German civilians. Since 2009, police investigation continues in that case, as more human remains are unearthed in the village.[2]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Dobronín is twinned with:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Czech archaeologists find bodies of Germans massacred in 1945". Deutsche Welle. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Rozcestník". dobronin.cz (in Czech). Obec Dobronín. Retrieved 9 October 2020.


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