Doksy (Kladno District)

Doksy
Doksy
Municipality
	Common with a chapel
	Coat of arms
	Doksy Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°7′7″N 14°2′46″E / 50.11861°N 14.04611°ECoordinates: 50°7′7″N 14°2′46″E / 50.11861°N 14.04611°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1385
Government
• Mayor	Stanislav Machulka
Area
• Total	2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation	396 m (1,299 ft)
Population (2021-01-01)
• Total	1,708
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 64
Website	www.obecdoksy.cz

Doksy is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. It lies nearby the city of Kladno.

Etymology[]

The village was formerly known as Dogz or Dogza, in German Doges.^[2]

History[]

Doksy was first mentioned as Dogz in 1385. Sandstone was quarried there at least since the 14th century. The sandstone was used for construction in nearby Prague during the reign of Charles IV. The quarries ended activity in 1924.^[2]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Doksy is twinned with:^[3]

Ledro, Italy

References[]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Doksy. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
^ "Česko-ledrenské přátelství dnes". ledro.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-08-07.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.

[history-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Doksy. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

[3] "Česko-ledrenské přátelství dnes". ledro.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-08-07.

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