Dobřichovice

Dobřichovice
Town
Dobřichovice Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Praha-západ
Commune	Černošice
River	Berounka
Elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Coordinates
Area	10.91 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population	3,374 (2011-06-10)
Density	309 / km2 (800 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1253
Mayor	Petr Hampl
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	252 29
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Dobřichovice
Website: www.dobrichovice.cz/

Dobřichovice is a town in Prague-West District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on both banks of the river Berounka, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Prague. Dobřichovice is situated half way between Prague and Karlštejn Castle, one of the most famous landmarks in the Czech Republic. Dobřichovice has about 3,000 permanent inhabitants and several hundred temporary inhabitants (mainly from Prague) coming to spend the weekend at cottages scattered by the waterside.

The Prague–Beroun–Plzeň railway line is situated on the right bank of the Berounka river, and has a stop in Dobřichovice.

In August 2002 a significant part of Dobřichovice was flooded by the river and more than 200 houses in Dobřichovice were severely damaged up to the ground floor. The flood also destroyed a 30-year-old footbridge which has since been replaced by a new one, funded by the European Phare fund. 2012 saw the nation's highest ever recorded temperature in the town, with the heat registering 40.4 degrees celsius on 20 August.

Dobřichovice was proclaimed a town by the Czech parliament in 2006.

Important buildings

• The most important building in Dobřichovice is Castle of Dobřichovice - in the past it served as a summer residence of the grand master of Knights of the Cross with the Red Star.
• Church of St. Judas Thaddaeus next to the Castle.

Castle of Dobřichovice

Sgraffito on the façade of Dobřichovice castle showing coat of arms of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star

Famous people

• Born in Dobřichovice
  • Lenka Kotková (Šarounová) (*1973) - Czech astronomer
• Living or connected with Dobřichovice
  • Ludvík Vaculík (*1926) - Czech writer

Twin or partner cities

• Villieu-Loyes-Mollon, France (since 2002)
• Manhattan, Kansas, United States (since 2004)