Dobronín
Dobronín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdobroɲiːn]; German: Dobrenz) is a village and municipality (obec) in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
Dobronín | |
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Municipality | |
 General view of the village | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Dobronín | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′45″N 15°39′2″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Jihlava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,934 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 588 12 |
| Website | http://www.dobronin.cz/ |
The municipality covers an area of 13.73 square kilometres (5.30 sq mi), and has a population of 1,934 (as at 3 July 2006).
Dobronín lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Jihlava and 112 km (70 mi) south-east of Prague.
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.[1]
References
- "Czech archaeologists find bodies of Germans massacred in 1945". Deutsche Welle. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
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