Dobronín

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
Municipality
View from the northwest
View from the northwest
Flag of Dobronín
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
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictJihlava
First mentioned1351
Area
 • Total13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,910
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
588 12
Websitewww.dobronin.cz

Geography

Dobronín is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Jihlava. It lies mostly in the Upper Sázava Hills. Only a small northwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the Křemešník Highlands, but this part includes the highest point of Dobronín at 534 m (1,752 ft) above sea level. The Zlatý Stream flows through the municipality. The territory is rich in fish ponds.

History

The first written mention of Dobronín is from 1351. An unconfirmed mention is documented already in 1233. Today's municipality of Dobronín was established in 1948 by merger of villages of Dobronín and Německý Šicendorf.[2]

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.[3]

Transport

Dobronín lies on the railway line heading from Jihlava to Havlíčkův Brod.[4]

Sights

Dobronín is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small Neoclassical chapel from the second quarter of the 19th century.[5]

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

Dobronín is twinned with:[6]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
  2. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Dobronín. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "Czech archaeologists find bodies of Germans massacred in 1945". Deutsche Welle. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. "Detail stanice Dobronín" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Dobronín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. "Rozcestník" (in Czech). Obec Dobronín. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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