Dobruška

Dobruška (; ) is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,500 inhabitants. The town is known as the birthplace of Czech patriotic writer František Ladislav Hek, whose career was described in Alois Jirásek's novel F. L. Věk. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Dobruška
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Dobruška, náměstí.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: F. L. Věka Square
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Dobruska.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Dobruška_CoA_CZ.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hradec Králové
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Miroslav Sixta
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1320

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Dobruška
Population: 6876
Area: 34.437002
Elevation: 287
Official website: www.mestodobruska.cz
Image: Dobruška - radnice.jpg
Licence plate code: H

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time of earliest written record: 1312-01-01
Commons category: Dobruška
postal code: 518 01
Commons gallery: Dobruška
email address: mailto:[email protected]
number of houses: 1284
mean age: 44.2
P8168: Mogán

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Administrative division
Geography
History
Demographics
Economy
Transport
Culture
Sights
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

==Administrative division== Dobruška consists of eights municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Dobruška (5,222) Běstviny (66) Chábory (67) Domašín (222) Křovice (220) Mělčany (84) Pulice (388) Spáleniště (126)