Dobřichovice

Dobřichovice is a town in Prague-West District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on both banks of the river Berounka, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Prague. Dobřichovice is situated half way between Prague and Karlštejn Castle, one of the most famous landmarks in the Czech Republic. Dobřichovice has about 3,700 permanent inhabitants and several hundred temporary inhabitants (mainly from Prague) coming to spend the weekend at cottages scattered by the waterside.

Dobřichovice
Town
Dobřichovice Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Dobřichovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′39″N 14°16′38″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	1253
Government
• Mayor	Petr Hampl
Area
• Total	10.91 km^2 (4.21 sq mi)
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	3,722
• Density	340/km^2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	252 29
Website	www.dobrichovice.cz

History

In August 2002 a significant part of Dobřichovice was flooded by the river and more than 200 houses in Dobřichovice 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 The flood also destroyed a 30-year-old footbridge which has since been replaced by a new one, funded by the European Phare fund. 2012 saw the nation's highest ever recorded temperature in the town, with the heat registering 40.4 degrees celsius on 20 August.[2]

Dobřichovice was proclaimed a town by the Czech parliament in 2006.

Transport

The Prague–Beroun–Plzeň railway line is situated on the right bank of the Berounka river and has a stop in Dobřichovice.

Castle of Dobřichovice

Sgraffito on the façade of Dobřichovice castle showing coat of arms of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star

Important buildings

• The most important building in the town is Dobřichovice Castle - in the past it served as a summer residence of the grand master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star.
• Church of St. Judas Thaddaeus next to the Castle.

Notable people

• Maurice Pellé (1863–1924), French général de division
• Karel Lewit (1916–2014), Jewish-Czech neurologist
• Ludvík Vaculík (1926–2015), writer
• Lenka Kotková (born 1973), astronomer

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Dobřichovice is twinned with:[3]

• Villieu-Loyes-Mollon, France (since 2002)

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
2. "Extreme value analysis in climatology" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2014.
3. "Partnerská obec" (in Czech). Město Dobřichovice. Retrieved 2019-08-26.