Doubravník is a market town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

The village of Křížovice is an administrative part of Doubravník.

Geography

Doubravník is located about northwest of

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is a hill on the northern municipal border at . The built-up area is situated in a valley of the Svratka River.

History

The first written mention of Doubravník is from 1208, when a Franciscan convent was founded here and a church consecrated to the Holy Cross already stood here.

Sights

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross includes the tomb of the Mitrovský family from 1867. The tomb contains 19 cast iron sarcophagi with craft, historical and architectural value. The town square contains preserved old houses. The house No. 35 is older than the church and has valuable Gothic gate.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doubravnik Populated places in Brno-Country District Market towns in the Czech Republic