Dobrovice

Dobrovice is a town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants.

Dobrovice
Town
Town square with the town hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Dobrovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′59″N 14°57′53″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1249
Government
 • MayorTomáš Sedláček
Area
 • Total24.64 km2 (9.51 sq mi)
Elevation
247 m (810 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total3,421
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 41, 294 42, 294 46
Websitewww.dobrovice.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Bojetice, Chloumek, Holé Vrchy, Libichov, Sýčina, Týnec and Úherce are administrative parts of Dobrovice.

Economy

There is a sugar factory in the town since 1831. It is the biggest and the oldest sugar factory in the Czech Republic, one of the oldest sugar factories in the world and the oldest one still working in its original premises.[2] Since 2004 the sugar factory holds the name of its owner, French conglomerate Tereos.

Tourism

The sugar factory opened museums of sugar production, ethanol production and sugar beet processing in May 2010.[3]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie cukrovaru Dobrovice" (in Czech). Tereos TTD, a.s. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. http://www.cukrovaryttd.cz/aktuality/slavnostni-otevreni-dobrovickych-muzei-se-uskutecni-v-sobotu-22-kvetna-od-16-hodin/


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