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The Church of Saint Nicholas is the main landmark of the town square. The Gothic church was first documented in 1259. After it was damaged several times, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1756–1758. The free-standing Baroque bell tower was built in 1694–1700.
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The Church of Saint Vitus was first mentioned in 1260 and stands right across from the Church of Saint Nicholas. The current building was built on the site of the old church in 1727–1734. It was built in the Baroque style according to the project of
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The Baroque stone bridge over the Radbuza has a Gothic core and was first documented in the second half of the 16th century. Its present form dates from 1879, when the heavily damaged bridge was reconstructed. It is a valuable technical monument.
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The first written mention of Dobřany is from 1243. Around the mid-13th century, the settlement was referred to as a town. Around 1265, after the death of the then-owner of the town Jan of Dobřany, the town was acquired by the
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and became German-speaking. By the mid-18th century, the town had grown and was larger than before the Thirty Years' War.
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Dobřany is known for its psychiatric hospital. With more than 1,000 employees, it is the main employer in the town.
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from Plzeň to the Czech-German border passes through the northern part of the municipal territory.
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in 1645. Dobřany became depopulated, but was gradually resettled by families from
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The villages of Šlovice and Vodní Újezd are administrative parts of Dobřany.
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Dobřany is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of
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For the municipality in the Hradec Králové Region, see
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Dobřany (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District)
Town
Town square with the Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag of Dobřany
Coat of arms of Dobřany
Dobřany is located in Czech Republic
49°39′14″N 13°17′25″E / 49.65389°N 13.29028°E / 49.65389; 13.29028
Czech Republic
Region
Plzeň
District
Plzeň-South
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
www.dobrany.cz
[ˈdobr̝anɪ]
German
Plzeň-South District
Plzeň Region
Czech Republic
urban monument zone
Plzeň
Plasy Uplands
Švihov Highlands
Radbuza
Chotěšov Abbey

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