The town is known as the birthplace of Czech patriotic writer František Ladislav Hek, whose career was described in Alois Jirásek's novel F. L. Věk.

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

Dobruška consists of eights municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Dobruška is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northwest of Rychnov nad Kněžnou and 24 km (15 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové.

The eastern part of the municipal territory extends into the Orlické Foothills and includes the highest point of Dobruška, the hill Tábor at 470 m (1,540 ft) above sea level.

The predecessor of Dobruška was a market settlement called Lešno, located at the crossroads of two trade routes.

[6] The I/14 road (the section from Náchod to Ústí nad Orlicí) runs through the town.