Dobrovíz
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Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Dobrovid, meaning "Dobrovid's (court)".[1]
Geography
Dobrovíz is located about Script error: No such module "convert". west of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau.
History
The first written mention of Dobrovíz is from 1238, when the village was donated to the Zderaz Monastery in what is today Prague-New Town. For a short time, there was a fortress, but it was probably destroyed during the Hussite Wars. From 1447 to 1621, Dobrovíz was owned by the Kolowrat family as a part of the Buštěhrad estate. During the Thirty Years' War, the village was badly damaged. In 1645, Dobrovíz was returned to the Christian church, then it was acquired by the Jesuits, who owned it until 1773.[2]
Demographics
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Economy
There is the distribution centre of Amazon in the municipality. It covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and is the largest free-standing industrial building in the country.[3]
Transport
The D6 motorway (part of the European route E48) from Prague to Karlovy Vary passes through the southern part of the municipality.
Dobrovíz is located on the railway lines Prague–Středokluky and Hostivice–Noutonice. There are three train stops: Dobrovíz, Dobrovíz-Amazon and Hostouň u Prahy.[4]
The Václav Havel Airport Prague is partially located in the municipal territory.
Sights
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The historic centre of Dobrovíz is declared a village monument reservation. The set of folk architecture houses consists of brick buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries with stucco façade decoration. The baroque Chapel of the Virgin Mary is located in the centre of Dobrovíz.[3][5]
West pole of Prague is located on the border between Prague and Dobrovíz.
References
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