Dobřichovice | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Prague-West |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.9275°N 14.2772°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Petr Hampl |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1253 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.92 |
Elevation M: | 205 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3776 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 252 29 |
Dobřichovice is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants.
The initial name of the settlement was Dobrchovice. The name was derived from the personal name Dobrch, meaning "the village of Dobrch's people". Already in the 13th century, it was distored to Dobřichovice.[2]
Dobřichovice is located about 14km (09miles) southwest of Prague. The northern part of the municipal territory is located in the Hořovice Uplands, the southern part in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the Dobřich hill at 523m (1,716feet) above sea level. The town lies on both banks of the Berounka River.
The town recorded the highest temperature ever in the Czech Republic on 20 August 2012, with the heat registering 40.4°C.[3]
The first written mention of Dobřichovice is from 6 April 1253, when it was donated to Knights of the Cross with the Red Star. With short breaks it was owned by this order throughout its existence. Dobřichovice Castle was built in the 16th century and rebuilt after a fire in 1779.[4]
Due to its location, Dobřichovice often suffers from floods, the most destructive of which were in 1872, 1941 and 1947. Dobřichovice was also affected by 2002 European floods and more than 200 houses were severely damaged up to the ground floor. The flood also destroyed a 30-year-old footbridge which has since been replaced by a new one.[4]
In 1876, Dobřichovice was promoted to a market town. Dobřichovice was proclaimed a town in 2006.[4]
Dobřichovice is located on the railway line Prague–Beroun.[5]
The Dobřichovice Castle retains its Baroque appearance from the 18th century. The castle Chapel of Saint Jude the Apostle next to the castle was built in 1679. Until 1948, the castle served as a summer residence of the grand masters of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star. Today it is owned again by the order and inaccessible to the public.[6]
An architectural monument is the Villa Pellé. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1882–1883. Among the owners of the village were General Maurice Pellé and the painter Zdenka Braunerová, who decorated the house with a wall painting with folk Moravian Slovak motifs.[7]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Dobřichovice is twinned with: