Dobřív

Dobřív
Municipality

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Location in Rokycany District
Dobřív

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°42′56″N 13°41′13″E / 49.71556°N 13.68694°E / 49.71556; 13.68694Coordinates: 49°42′56″N 13°41′13″E / 49.71556°N 13.68694°E / 49.71556; 13.68694
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.

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