Doksy (Kladno District)
Doksy | |
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| Coordinates: 50°7′7″N 14°2′46″E / 50.11861°N 14.04611°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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 (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,734 |
| • Density | 594/km2 (1,540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 64 |
| Website | www |
Doksy is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Etymology
The 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
Doksy 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 the fishponds Hrázský rybník and Nohavice.
History
The 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
The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs through the southern part of the municipality.
Sights
The only protected cultural monuments 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
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Doksy. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ↑ "Z historie města" (in čeština). Město Doksy. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). 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 čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "Valle di Ledro" (in čeština). Město Příbram. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
