Dobřeň

Dobřeň
Municipality
Folk architecture in Dobřeň
Dobřeň Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°28′46″N 14°33′24″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1402
Area
• Total	20.56 km^2 (7.94 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	168
• Density	8.2/km^2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	277 21, 277 23, 277 35
Website	www.obecdobren.cz

Dobřeň is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The municipality is known for many well-preserved examples of vernacular architecture.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Jestřebice, Klučno, Střezivojice and Vlkov are administrative parts of Dobřeň.

Geography

Dobřeň is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Mělník and 40 km (25 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a hilly and densely forested landscape of the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Supí hora at 434 m (1,424 ft) above sea level. The Pšovka River flows along the southern municipal border. The entire municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Dobřeň is from 1402.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,057 —     1880 1,007 −4.7% 1890 928 −7.8% 1900 836 −9.9% 1910 744 −11.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 756 +1.6% 1930 708 −6.3% 1950 302 −57.3% 1961 264 −12.6% 1970 239 −9.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 192 −19.7% 1991 156 −18.8% 2001 150 −3.8% 2011 195 +30.0% 2021 181 −7.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The municipality is full of well-preserved examples of vernacular village architecture, typical for this region. The village of Dobřeň was declared a village monument reservation, and Jestřebice and Střezivojice were declared village monument zones. Dobřeň is valuable for an important set of folk architecture wooden houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.[5] In Jestřebice are many half-timbered estates with multi-storey houses with galleries.[6] Střezivojice consists of agricultural homesteads and smaller cottages.[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Dobřeň" (in Czech). Město Hodkovice nad Mohelkou. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Dobřeň" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
6. "Jestřebice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
7. "Střezivojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

External links

• Official website