Dobřív
Dobřív | |
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Municipality | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Plzeň |
District | Rokycany |
Area | |
• Total | 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
Population (1.1.2015) | |
• Total | 1,286 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Postal code | 338 44 |
Website | http://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.