Dobronín

Dobronín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdobroɲiːn]; German: Dobrenz) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Dobronín
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Dobronín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′42″N 15°39′0″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictJihlava
First mentioned1351
Area
  Total13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation
475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total1,860
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
588 12
Websitewww.dobronin.cz

Dobronín lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Jihlava and 112 km (70 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

In May 1945, after World War II, local Czechs massacred more than dozen local ethnic German civilians. Since 2009, police investigation continues in that case, as more human remains are unearthed in the village.[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

Dobronín is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2020.
  2. "Czech archaeologists find bodies of Germans massacred in 1945". Deutsche Welle. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. "Rozcestník". dobronin.cz (in Czech). Obec Dobronín. Retrieved 9 October 2020.


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