Dobřív is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Dobřív
Municipality
Hammer Mill at Dobřív
Flag Coat of arms
Dobřív Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′56″N 13°41′13″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Rokycany
First mentioned	1325
Area
• Total	27.11 km2 (10.47 sq mi)
Elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,314
• Density	48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	338 44
Website	www.dobriv.rokycansko.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Pavlovsko is an administrative part of Dobřív.

Geography

Dobřív is located about 7 km (4 mi) southeast of Rokycany and 21 km (13 mi) east of Plzeň. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Žďár at 629 m (2,064 ft). The eastern part of the municipal territory belongs to the Brdy Protected Landscape Area and includes several other hills with an altitude of more than 600 m. The Klabava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Dobřív is from 1325.[2]

Sights

Dobřív is known for its hammer mill, very rare example of a fully functioning water powered forge. The earliest record of a smelter is Dobřív is from 1505 and existence of hammer mills is proven since 1614.[3]

Swedish Stone Bridge is a technical monument from the 17th century. It has one seven-metre arch with a height of 4 metres. On the bridge is a statue of a woman, which is probably Saint Barbara, and in front of the bridge is a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the 18th century.[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dobřív.

• Official website

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