Doksy_(Kladno_District)
Doksy (Kladno District)
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
Doksy is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Doksy | |
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Common with the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′7″N 14°2′46″E | |
| Country |  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 (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,743 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 64 |
| Website | www |
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]
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 Hrázský and Nohavice ponds.
Doksy was first mentioned as Dogz in 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]
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The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary passes through the southern part of the municipality.
There are no significant monuments in Doksy. The only protected cultural monuments landmark of Doksy are the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from the second half of the 18th century wit ha statue of St. John of nepomuk from the end of the 18th century, and a sandstone tombstone of a maid dating from 1675.[6]
Ledro, Italy
- "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Doksy. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- "Z historie města" (in Czech). Město Doksy. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kladno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
- "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 Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- "Valle di Ledro" (in Czech). Město Příbram. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
