Dobrovice
Dobrovice is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants.
Dobrovice | |
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Town | |
 Town square with the town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Dobrovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 14°57′53″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1249 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomáš Sedláček |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.63 km2 (9.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 3,421 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 41, 294 42, 294 46 |
| Website | www |
Economy
There is a sugar factory in the town since 1831. It is the biggest and the oldest sugar factory in Czech Republic, one of the oldest sugar factories in the world and the oldest one still working in its original premises.[2] Since 2004 the sugar factory holds the name of its owner, French conglomerate Tereos.
Tourism
The sugar factory opened museums of sugar production, ethanol production and sugar beet processing in May 2010.[3]
Notable people
- Bedřich Feuerstein (1892–1936), architect, painter and essayist
- Jiří Adamíra (1926–1993), actor
- Marie Tomášová (born 1929), actress
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- http://www.cukrovaryttd.cz/vyroba/zavody/cukrovar-dobrovice/historie-cukrovaru-dobrovice/ History of the sugar factory on its official web pages
- http://www.cukrovaryttd.cz/aktuality/slavnostni-otevreni-dobrovickych-muzei-se-uskutecni-v-sobotu-22-kvetna-od-16-hodin/
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