Dobřichovice

Dobřichovice
Town
Dobřichovice Castle
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Praha-západ
Commune Černošice
River Berounka
Elevation 205 m (673 ft)
Coordinates 49°55′39″N 14°16′38″E / 49.92750°N 14.27722°ECoordinates: 49°55′39″N 14°16′38″E / 49.92750°N 14.27722°E
Area 10.91 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population 3,374 (2011-06-10)
Density 309 / km2 (800 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1253
Mayor Michael Pánek
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 252 29
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Dobřichovice
Website: www.dobrichovice.cz/

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 3,000 permanent inhabitants and several hundred temporary inhabitants (mainly from Prague) coming to spend the weekend at cottages scattered by the waterside.

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

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 The flood also destroyed a 30-year-old footbridge which has since been replaced by a new one, funded by the European Phare fund. 2012 saw the nation's highest ever recorded temperature in the town, with the heat registering 40.4 degrees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.[1]

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

Important buildings

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

Famous people

Twin or partner cities

References

  1. "Extreme value analysis in climatology" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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