Dobronín

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°28′42″N 15°39′0″E / 49.47833°N 15.65000°E / 49.47833; 15.65000Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina DistrictJihlavaFirst mentioned1351Area

• Total13.72 km² (5.30 sq mi)Elevation

475 m (1,558 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,906 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

588 12

Websitewww.dobronin.cz

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.

Geography

Dobronín is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Jihlava. It lies mostly in the Upper Sázava Hills. A small northwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the Křemešník Highlands and includes the highest point of Dobronín at 534 m (1,752 ft) above sea level. The stream Zlatý potok flows through the municipality. The territory is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Dobronín is from 1351. An unconfirmed mention is documented already in 1233. Today's municipality of Dobronín was established in 1948 by merger of villages of Dobronín and Německý Šicendorf.^[2]

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.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	708	—
1880	942	+33.1%
1890	1,193	+26.6%
1900	1,254	+5.1%
1910	1,169	−6.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,376	+17.7%
1930	1,526	+10.9%
1950	1,257	−17.6%
1961	1,437	+14.3%
1970	1,502	+4.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,608	+7.1%
1991	1,757	+9.3%
2001	1,905	+8.4%
2011	1,872	−1.7%
2021	1,800	−3.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Dobronín is located on the railway line Jihlava–Havlíčkův Brod.^[6]

Sights

Dobronín is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small Neoclassical chapel from the second quarter of the 19th century.^[7]

Twin towns – sister cities

Dobronín is twinned with:^[8]

Bellmund, Switzerland

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Dobronín. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Czech archaeologists find bodies of Germans massacred in 1945". Deutsche Welle. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jihlava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^ "Detail stanice Dobronín" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Dobronín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Rozcestník" (in Czech). Obec Dobronín. Retrieved 9 October 2020.