Doksy

Doksy consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}

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• Doksy (4,050)
• Břehyně (17)
• Kruh (51)
• Obora (219)
• Staré Splavy (591)
• Vojetín (5)
• Zbyny (145)
• Žďár (99)

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Vojetín forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

The town's name is cognate with the Old English word dox ('dark'), and refers to the dark places in the swamps near the stream Dokský potok.{{cite web |title=Z historie města|url=https://www.doksy.com/z%2Dhistorie%2Dmesta/d-2431/p1=16411|publisher=Město Doksy|language=cs|access-date=2022-10-26}}

The German name Hirschberg am See means "deer hill by lake". A deer is seen on the symbols of the town.

Doksy is located about {{convert|15|km|0}} southeast of Česká Lípa and {{convert|34|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Liberec. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Dub at {{convert|458|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream Robečský potok flows through the town. Doksy lies on the shores of Lake Mácha, a large fishpond fed by the stream. There are several other fishponds in the municipal territory. Large part of the territory of Doksy lies within the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

Doksy's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb; Trewartha: Dcbo). Among them, the annual average temperature is {{convert|8.8|C}}, the hottest month in July is {{convert|18.8|C}}, and the coldest month is {{convert|-0.7|C}} in January. The annual precipitation is {{convert|653.0|mm}}, of which June is the wettest with {{convert|81.1|mm}}, while April is the driest with only {{convert|33.2|mm}}. The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from {{convert|-29.5|C}} on 14 January 1987 to {{convert|38.0|C}} on 7–8 August 2015.{{cite web |title=Teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé kalendářní dny|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=T&analysis=MD_T|access-date=2025-02-20|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220135623/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=T&analysis=MD_T|archive-date=2025-02-20}}

{{Weather box

|location = Doksy, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present

|metric first = Y

|single line = Y

|collapsed = Y

|Jan record high C = 15.4

|Feb record high C = 17.1

|Mar record high C = 23.0

|Apr record high C = 30.2

|May record high C = 32.6

|Jun record high C = 37.3

|Jul record high C = 37.9

|Aug record high C = 38.0

|Sep record high C = 33.7

|Oct record high C = 26.9

|Nov record high C = 18.3

|Dec record high C = 15.6

|year record high C = 38.0

|Jan high C = 2.1

|Feb high C = 4.3

|Mar high C = 9.0

|Apr high C = 15.6

|May high C = 20.2

|Jun high C = 23.4

|Jul high C = 25.6

|Aug high C = 25.4

|Sep high C = 20.0

|Oct high C = 13.5

|Nov high C = 7.0

|Dec high C = 2.8

|year high C = 14.1

|Jan mean C = -0.7

|Feb mean C = 0.2

|Mar mean C = 3.6

|Apr mean C = 8.9

|May mean C = 13.7

|Jun mean C = 17.1

|Jul mean C = 18.8

|Aug mean C = 18.1

|Sep mean C = 13.3

|Oct mean C = 8.5

|Nov mean C = 4.0

|Dec mean C = 0.3

|year mean C = 8.8

|Jan low C = -3.7

|Feb low C = -3.4

|Mar low C = -0.7

|Apr low C = 2.7

|May low C = 7.3

|Jun low C = 10.9

|Jul low C = 12.7

|Aug low C = 12.1

|Sep low C = 8.4

|Oct low C = 4.6

|Nov low C = 1.2

|Dec low C = -2.2

|year low C = 4.2

|Jan record low C = -29.5

|Feb record low C = -28.0

|Mar record low C = -23.7

|Apr record low C = -9.4

|May record low C = -4.4

|Jun record low C = -1.0

|Jul record low C = 0.1

|Aug record low C = 0.8

|Sep record low C = -3.9

|Oct record low C = -12.0

|Nov record low C = -17.6

|Dec record low C = -27.2

|year record low C = -29.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 44.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 37.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 45.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 33.2

|May precipitation mm = 59.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 81.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 79.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 75.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 57.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 47.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 43.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 48.3

|year precipitation mm = 653.0

|Jan snow cm = 14.9

|Feb snow cm = 13.4

|Mar snow cm = 7.3

|Apr snow cm = 1.0

|May snow cm = 0.0

|Jun snow cm = 0.0

|Jul snow cm = 0.0

|Aug snow cm = 0.0

|Sep snow cm = 0.0

|Oct snow cm = 0.3

|Nov snow cm = 4.2

|Dec snow cm = 13.3

|year snow cm = 54.5

|humidity colour = green

|Jan humidity = 84.1

|Feb humidity = 79.8

|Mar humidity = 75.3

|Apr humidity = 68.0

|May humidity = 68.4

|Jun humidity = 69.3

|Jul humidity = 70.1

|Aug humidity = 72.6

|Sep humidity = 78.3

|Oct humidity = 82.4

|Nov humidity = 86.4

|Dec humidity = 86.3

|year humidity = 76.8

|Jan sun = 42.7

|Feb sun = 73.2

|Mar sun = 125.0

|Apr sun = 191.5

|May sun = 212.5

|Jun sun = 215.1

|Jul sun = 216.8

|Aug sun = 214.4

|Sep sun = 158.7

|Oct sun = 94.3

|Nov sun = 44.3

|Dec sun = 34.2

|year sun = 1622.7

|source 1 = Czech Hydrometeorological Institute{{cite web |title=Průměrná teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=T&analysis=MY_T|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220135521/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=T&analysis=MY_T|archive-date=2025-02-20}}{{cite web |title=Úhrn srážek v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=R&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-20}}{{cite web |title=Množství nového sněhu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=N&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-20}}{{cite web |title = Průměrná relativní vlhkost vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=H&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220135737/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=H&analysis=MY|archive-date=2025-02-20}}{{cite web |title=Délka slunečního svitu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=S&analysis=MY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220135735/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/analysisWrapper.php?ID=U2DOKY01&type=S&analysis=MY|archive-date=2025-02-20}}}}

The town was probably established along with the nearby Bezděz Castle by King Ottokar II in 1264. Because it is questioned whether the founding document really concerns today's Doksy, a deed from 1293 is considered as the first trustworthy mention of Doksy.{{cite web |title=Program rozvoje města Doksy|url=https://www.doksy.com/assets/File.ashx?id_org=2821&id_dokumenty=15006|publisher=Město Doksy|page=14|language=cs|access-date=2021-07-29}}

In 1367, Charles IV established a pond here, which was the crucial moment for the future development of Doksy. Charles IV also promoted the settlement to a town. The importance of Doksy has increased from 1553, when it became the centre of a separate estate. At the end of the 16th century, its owner Jan of Vartenberk has built a castle and a manor house here. From 1595, the estate was owned by the Berka of Dubá family. After the Battle of White Mountain, their properties were confiscated and Doksy was acquired by Albrecht von Wallenstein. From 1680 until 1945, Doksy was owned by the Waldstein family.

Since the 1880s, Doksy is known as recreational area and a spa resort. In 1928, the first big beach was established. In the 1950s, the spa was cancelled, but the tourism of the lake did not stop and further developed.

Following the Munich Agreement in 1938, it was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 and replaced by Czech settlers.

{{historical populations

|align=none|cols=3

|1869|3970

|1880|3774

|1890|3477

|1900|3133

|1910|3083

|1921|3202

|1930|4148

|1950|3850

|1961|4707

|1970|4685

|1980|5468

|1991|5075

|2001|5063

|2011|5093

|2021|5177

|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}

File:Doksy nádraží 3.jpg

The I/38 road (the section which connects Mladá Boleslav with Česká Lípa) passes through the town.

Doksy is located on the railway line Kolín–Rumburk.

File:Doksy zámek nádvoří 3.jpg

The most important monument is Doksy Castle. The castle from the end of the 16th century was baroque rebuilt in the 18th century. Today it is open to the public and offers guided tours.{{cite web |title=Od 16. století do roku 1945|url=http://www.zamekdoksy.cz/od%2D16%2Dstoleti%2Ddo%2Droku%2D1945/ms-1010/p1=1010|publisher=Doksy Castle|language=cs|access-date=2022-10-26}}

The Church of Saint Bartholomew and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built in 1686–1689 according to design by Jean Baptiste Mathey, on the site of an old church from the first half of the 14th century. The church was baroque rebuilt in the 18th century. The tower was modified in 1832.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Bartoloměje a Nanebevzetí Panny Marie|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-bartolomeje-a-nanebevzeti-panny-marie-16125081|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-10-26}}

The folk architecture in the village of Vojetín is well preserved and the village is protected as a village monument zone.{{cite web |title=Vojetín|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/vojetin-7665862|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-10-26}}

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}

Doksy is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Partnerská města|url=http://www.doksy.com/partnerska-mesta/ds-1136/|publisher=Město Doksy|language=cs|access-date=2020-08-15}}

• {{flagicon|POL}} Bolków, Poland
• {{flagicon|GER}} Oybin, Germany

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