Dobřív is a municipality and village in

Rokycany District Rokycany (; german: Rokitzan) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Rokycany is made up o ...

in the

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of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Administrative parts

The village of Pavlovsko is an administrative part of Dobřív.

Geography

Dobřív is located about southeast of

Rokycany Rokycany (; german: Rokitzan) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument ...

and east of

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. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Žďár at . The eastern part of the municipal territory belongs to the Brdy Protected Landscape Area and includes several other hills with an altitude of more than 600 m. The Klabava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Dobřív is from 1325.

Sights

Dobřív is known for its hammer mill, very rare example of a fully functioning water powered forge. The earliest record of a smelter is Dobřív is from 1505 and existence of hammer mills is proven since 1614. Swedish Stone Bridge is a technical monument from the 17th century. It has one seven-metre arch with a height of 4 metres. On the bridge is a statue of a woman, which is probably Saint Barbara, and in front of the bridge is a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the 18th century.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobriv Villages in Rokycany District