Doubravník
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Doubravník is located in Czech Republic Doubravník Doubravník Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′27′′N 16°21′10′′E / 49.42417°N 16.35278°E / 49.42417; 16.35278 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1208 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Population (2024年01月01日)[1] | |
• Total | 859 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 592 61, 592 62 |
| Website | www |
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Doubravník is a market town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division
[edit ]Doubravník consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Doubravník (779)
- Křížovice (13)
Geography
[edit ]Doubravník is located about 29 kilometres (18 mi) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is a hill on the northern municipal border at 558 m (1,831 ft) above sea level. The built-up area is situated in a valley of the Svratka River.
History
[edit ]The first written mention of Doubravník is from 1208, when a Franciscan convent was founded here and a church consecrated to the Holy Cross already stood here. The most notable owners of Doubravník were the Pernštejn family.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit ]Doubravník is located on the railway line Žďár nad Sázavou–Tišnov.[6]
Sights
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The main landmark is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was built in the Gothic-Renaissance style in 1535–1541. It is the only religious building in the country that is made of marble.[3] [7] The church includes the neo-Gothic tomb of the Mitrovský family from 1867. The tomb contains 19 cast iron sarcophagi with craft, historical and architectural value.[8]
The town square contains preserved old houses. The house No. 35 is older than the church and has valuable Gothic gate.[9]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024年05月17日.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ a b "Kostel v Doubravníku" (in Czech). Obec Doubravník. Retrieved 2023年10月27日.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015年12月21日.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021年03月27日.
- ^ "Detail stanice Doubravník" (in Czech). České dráhy . Retrieved 2023年10月27日.
- ^ "Areál kostela Povýšení sv. Kříže s farou a ohradní zdí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023年10月27日.
- ^ "Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže se sarkofágy" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023年10月27日.
- ^ "Domy na náměstí" (in Czech). Obec Doubravník. Retrieved 2021年11月15日.
