Dobruška (; german: Gutenfeld) is a town in the
Hradec Králové Region
Hradec Králové Region ( cs, Královéhradecký kraj, ; pl, Kraj hradecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec K ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 6,500 inhabitants. The town is known as the birthplace of Czech patriotic writer
František Ladislav Hek, whose career was described in
Alois Jirásek
Alois Jirásek () (23 August 1851, Hronov, Kingdom of Bohemia – 12 March 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a high school history teacher in Litomyšl and later in Prague until his retirement in ...
's novel ''F. L. Věk''. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an
urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
Villages of Běstviny, Chábory, Domašín, Křovice, Mělčany, Pulice and Spáleniště are administrative parts of Dobruška.
Geography
Dobruška is located about northeast of
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...
. It lies mostly in the
Orlice Table
Orlice (german: Adler) is a river in the Czech Republic. It is tributary of the Labe (''Elbe'') river, which it enters in the city of Hradec Králové. Its main tributaries are Divoká Orlice and Tichá Orlice. Part of the Divoká Orlice acts as t ...
. The eastern part extends into the
Podorlická Uplands and includes the highest point of Dobruška, the hill Tábor at . The town is situated at the confluence of two watercourses, river Dědina (also called Zlatý Brook) and Brtevský Brook.
History
The predecessor of Dobruška was a market settlement Lešno, located on the crossroads of two trade routes. The first written mention is from 1320. In 1495, with the arrival of the noble family of Trčka of Lípa, the town began to develop. The houses were reconstructed in the Renaissance style and a representative town hall was built. The prosperity and importance of the town ended with the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...
.
The large fires in 1806 and 1866 damaged Dobruška and the reconstructions changed the character of the town. At the end of the 19th century, the industry developed, especially the textile industry. In 1908 Dobruška was connected with
Opočno
Opočno (; german: Opotschno) is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. Opočno is known for the Opočno Castle, one of the most magnificent examples of Renai ...
by railway.
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Demographics
Economy
The Military Geographical and Hydrometeorological Office is located in Dobruška.
Culture
The International Music Festival of F. L. Vek is organized in Dobruška.
Sights
The historic centre is formed by F. L. Věka Square and adjacent streets. Its main landmark is the Renaissance town hall with a -high tower. In the tower there is the town museum and gallery with early works of F. Kupka. In the middle of the square is a Marian column
Marian may refer to:
People
* Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia
* Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name
* Marian (surname), a list of people so named
Places
* Marian, Iran (disambiguation)
* Marian, Queenslan ...
from 1733.[
The former Jewish synagogue in Dobruška is nowadays part of the town museum. The synagogue was originally built in the 18th century and then rebuilt in the Neogothic style in 1867 after it was damaged by a fire. There is also the Jewish cemetery with the oldest preserved tomb from 1688.][
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Notable people
* František Ladislav Hek (1769–1847), patriotic writer
* Alois Beer (1833–1897), painter
*František Kupka
František Kupka (23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957), also known as ''Frank Kupka'' or ''François Kupka,'' was a Czech painter and graphic artist. He was a pioneer and co-founder of the early phases of the abstract art movement and Orphic C ...
(1871–1957), painter and graphic artist; lived here in 1872–1889
* Radim Drejsl (1923–1953), composer, pianist and conductor
Twin towns – sister cities
Dobruška is twinned with:Ábrahámhegy
Ábrahámhegy is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary. It is located on the shore of Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's f ...
, Hungary
* Hnúšťa
Hnúšťa ( hu, Nyustya) is a town and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
It is the birthplace of the well-known 19th-century Slovak writer and member of the Štúr generation, Já ...
, Slovakia
* Miejska Górka
Miejska Górka (german: Görchen) is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. With 3,121 inhabitants (2005), it lies approximately north-east of Rawicz and south of the regional capital Poznań
Poznań () is a city on ...
, Poland
* Piława Górna
Piława Górna (german: before 1928: Ober-Peilau, then ''Gnadenfrei'') is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, in the western part of the Wzgórza Strzelińskie hills. It lies approximately east ...
, Poland
* Radków
Radków (german: Wünschelburg) is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Radków, close to the Czech border. As at 2019, the town has ...
, Poland
* Veľký Meder
Veľký Meder (1948–1990 ''Čalovo'', hu, Nagymegyer, yi, Magendorf) is a town in the Dunajská Streda District, Trnava Region in southwestern Slovakia.
Etymology
The name is derived from the name of the ancient Hungarian ''Megyer'' tribe.
...
, Slovakia
Gallery
Dobruška from air 4.jpg, Aerial view of the centre
Dobruška - radnice.jpg, Town hall
References
External links
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The International Music Festival of F. L. Věk in DobruškaVirtual show
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District