Doubravice nad Svitavou
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Doubravice nad Svitavou
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Market town
| image_skyline = Doubravice nad Svitavou - namesti Svobody.JPG
| image_caption = Town square
| image_flag = Doubravice nad Svitavou vlajka.jpg
| image_shield = Doubravice nad Svitavou CoA.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = South Moravian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Blansko
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|26|12|N|16|37|46|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1293
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 10.69
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 315
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1356
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 679 11
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| website = {{URL|https://www.doubravicens.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Doubravice nad Svitavou is a market town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Geography
Doubravice nad Svitavou is located about {{convert|8|km|0}} north of Blansko and {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}} north of Brno. It lies mostly in the Drahany Highlands, only the western part of the municipal territory extends into the Boskovice Furrow. The highest point is at {{convert|576|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Svitava River flows through the market town.
History
The first trustworthy written mention of Doubravice is from 1293; older references are not credible.{{cite web |title=Doubravický zámek sloužil jako škola i skladiště. Zbyly z něj trosky|url=https://regiony.rozhlas.cz/doubravicky-zamek-slouzil-jako-skola-i-skladiste-zbyly-z-nej-trosky-7430966|publisher=Czech Radio|language=cs|date=2016-08-30|access-date=2024-01-02}} In 1371, it was first referred to as a market town.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.doubravicens.cz/historie-obce|publisher=Městys Doubravice nad Svitavou|language=cs|access-date=2024-01-02}} Until 1463, the owners often changen. From 1463 to 1624, Doubravice was a property of the Bítovský of Slavníkovice family. During the Thirty Years' War, the market town was badly damaged. In 1669, it became part of a larger estate owned by the Carthusian monastery in Olomouc, which remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1007
|1880|1021
|1890|1087
|1900|1137
|1910|1202
|1921|1272
|1930|1437
|1950|1331
|1961|1365
|1970|1337
|1980|1233
|1991|1179
|2001|1219
|2011|1277
|2021|1307
|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}}}}
Transport
Doubravice nad Svitavou is located on the railway line heading from Letovice to Křenovice via Brno.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Doubravice n.Svit.|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/doubravice-n-svit-/5435995|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-01-02}}
Sights
File:Doubravice nad Svitavou - fara a kostel sv. Jana Křtitele.jpg
The main landmark of the market town is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Baroque style in 1717 and reconstructed after a fire in 1760.{{cite web |title=Areál kostela sv. Jana Křtitele|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/areal-kostela-sv-jana-krtitele-2145744|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-01-02}}
Notable people
- Jan Kunc (1883–1976), composer and pedagogue
References
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External links
{{commons category|Doubravice nad Svitavou}}
- {{official|https://www.doubravicens.cz/}}
{{Blansko District}}
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