Dobřeň is a municipality and village in
Mělník District
Mělník District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Mělník.
Administrative division
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 200 inhabitants. The municipality is known for many well-preserved examples of vernacular architecture.
Administrative division
Dobřeň consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Dobřeň (39)
*Jestřebice (92)
*Klučno (0)
*Střezivojice (45)
*Vlkov (5)
Geography
Dobřeň is located about north of
Mělník
Mělník (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...
and north of
Prague
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. It lies in a hilly and densely forested landscape of the
Ralsko Uplands
The Ralsko Uplands () are highland, uplands and a Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Liberec Region, Liberec, Ústí nad Labem Region, Ústí nad Labem and Centr ...
. The highest point is the hill Supí hora at above sea level. The Pšovka River flows along the southern municipal border. The entire municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Dobřeň is from 1402.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The municipality is full of well-preserved examples of vernacular village architecture, typical for this region. The village of Dobřeň was declared a
village monument reservation, and Jestřebice and Střezivojice were declared
village monument zones. Dobřeň is valuable for an important set of folk architecture wooden houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. In Jestřebice are many half-timbered estates with multi-storey houses with galleries. Střezivojice consists of agricultural homesteads and smaller cottages.
References
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Villages in Mělník District