Dobrovice
Dobrovice is a town in the Czech Republic. There is a sugar factory in the town since 1831. It is the biggest sugar factory in Czech Republic, one of the oldest sugar factories in the world and the oldest one still working in its original premises.[2] The sugar factory opened museums of sugar production, ethanol production and beet processing in May 2010.[3]
Dobrovice | |
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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 |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1249 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomáš Sedláček |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.63 km2 (9.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Population (2019-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 3,394 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 41 – 294 46 |
| Website | www.dobrovice.cz |
Notable people
- Jiří Adamíra – actor
- Bedřich Feuerstein – architect, painter and essayist
- Marie Tomášová – actress
References
- "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- http://www.cukrovaryttd.cz/vyroba/zavody/cukrovar-dobrovice/historie-cukrovaru-dobrovice/ History of the sugar factory on its official web pages
- http://www.cukrovaryttd.cz/aktuality/slavnostni-otevreni-dobrovickych-muzei-se-uskutecni-v-sobotu-22-kvetna-od-16-hodin/
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