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Dobřív
Municipality
Flag of Dobřív
Coat of arms of Dobřív
Location in Rokycany District
Location in Rokycany District
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictRokycany
Area
 • Total
12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation
417 m (1,368 ft)
Population
 (1.1.2015)
 • Total
1,286
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal code
338 44
Websitehttp://www.dobriv.rokycansko.cz

Dobřív is a village and municipality (obec) in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 12.14 square kilometres (4.69 sq mi), and has a population of 1,179 (as at 2 October 2006).

Dobřív lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Rokycany, 23 km (14 mi) east of Plzeň, and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of Prague.

The village is known throughout the Czech Republic for its very rare example of a fully functioning water powered forge. Its precise age is unknown, although the earliest record of its existence dates back to 1505.

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The village is known throughout the Czech Republic for its very rare example of a fully functioning water powered forge. Its precise age is unknown, although the earliest record of its existence dates back to 1505.