Dobřany

The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Dobřany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] The term dobřani (derived from the Czech word dobrý, i.e. 'good') referred to people who live near good (clear) water or good (fertile) soil.

Dobřany benefited from a favorable location and was a market centre for a wide area, although its importance decreased with the founding of the new city of Plzeň in 1295.

Due to the ecclesiastical authority, Dobřany remained Catholic even during the growing Reformation.

[4] From 1938 to 1945, Dobřany was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland.

[7] The D5 motorway from Plzeň to the Czech-German border passes through the northern part of the municipal territory.

[11] The Baroque stone bridge over the Radbuza has a Gothic core and was first documented in the second half of the 16th century.

Church of Saint Vitus