Doksy is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Doksy | |
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 Common with the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Doksy Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′7″N 14°2′46″E / 50.11861°N 14.04611°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mentioned | 1385 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,733 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 64 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe village was formerly known as Dogz or Dogza, in German Doges.[2] It is derived from an Old English word dox, i.e. 'dark'.[3]
Geography
editDoksy lies about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Kladno and 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Prague. It is located in the Křivoklát Highlands. The Loděnice River flows through the southern part of the municipality and supplies Hrázský and Nohavice fishponds.
History
editThe first written mention of Doksy is from 1385. Sandstone was quarried there at least since the 14th century. The sandstone was used for construction in nearby Prague during the reign of King Charles IV. The quarries ended activity in 1924.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary passes through the southern part of the municipality.
Sights
editThere are no significant monuments in Doksy. The only protected cultural monuments landmark of Doksy are the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from the second half of the 18th century with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the end of the 18th century, and a sandstone tombstone of a maid dating from 1675.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
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Ledro, Italy
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Doksy. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "Z historie města" (in Czech). Město Doksy. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Doksy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Valle di Ledro" (in Czech). Město Příbram. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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