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Dobřany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdobr̝anɪ]; German: Dobrzan, Wiesengrund) is a town in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,200 inhabitants. It lies on the Radbuza River, some 5 km (3 mi) to the south-west from the region capital of Plzeň. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Dobřany
Town
St. Vitus Church in Dobřany
Flag Coat of arms
Dobřany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°39′14″N 13°17′25″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-South
First mentioned	1243
Government
• Mayor	Martin Sobotka
Area
• Total	35.32 km2 (13.64 sq mi)
Elevation	352 m (1,155 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	6,169
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	334 41
Website	www.dobrany.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Šlovice and Vodní Újezd are administrative parts of Dobřany.

History

The first written mention of Dobřany is from 1243.[2]

From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Sudetenland in Nazi Germany; between 1939 and 1945 it was named Wiesengrund.

Infrastructure

The town is known for its psychiatric hospital.

Notable people

• Jan Josef Ignác Brentner (1689–1742), composer
• Joseph Maria Wolfram (1789–1839), German-Bohemian politician
• Norbert Ormay (1813–1849), colonel in the Hungarian Army

Twin towns – sister cities

Dobřany is twinned with:[3]

• Brežice, Slovenia
• Dobřany, Czech Republic
• Obertraubling, Germany

References

External links

• Official website (in Czech)

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