Dobřenice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Dobřen, meaning "the village of Dobřen's people".
Geography Dobřenice is located about southwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Velká Dorota at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Dobřenice is from 1339.
Demographics
Transport The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové runs through the municipality.
The railway line Hradec Králové–Chlumec nad Cidlinou passes through the municipal territory, but the station named Dobřenice is located in neighbouring Syrovátka just behind the municipal border.
Sights
The Dobřenice Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1693. It replaced an older fortress.
The Church of Saint Clement was built in 1739. The current Baroque church replaced an old wooden church from the 14th century.
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