Dobřenice is a municipality and village in

Hradec Králové District Hradec Králové District () is a district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Hradec Králové. Administrative division Hradec Králové District is divided into two administrative districts of munici ...

in the

Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Dobřen, meaning "the village of Dobřen's people".

Geography

Dobřenice is located about southwest of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

. It lies in the

East Elbe Table The East Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Pardubice and Central Bohemian region. The Elbe River flows through the territory, after which the plateau is nam ...

. The highest point is the flat hill Velká Dorota at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Dobřenice is from 1339.

Demographics

Transport

The D11 motorway (part of the

European route E67 European route E 67 is an E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Estonia and by ferry to Finland. It goes via Prague, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki. The route is known as the Via Baltica ...

) from Prague to

runs through the municipality. The railway line Hradec Králové–

Chlumec nad Cidlinou Chlumec nad Cidlinou (; ) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. Administrative division Chlumec nad Cidlinou consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets popu ...

passes through the municipal territory, but the station named ''Dobřenice'' is located in neighbouring

Syrovátka Syrovátka is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Euro ...

just behind the municipal border.

Sights

The Dobřenice Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1693. It replaced an older fortress. The Church of Saint Clement was built in 1739. The current Baroque church replaced an old wooden church from the 14th century.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobrenice Villages in Hradec Králové District