Doubravník is a market town in

Brno-Country District Brno-Country District ( cs, okres Brno-venkov) is one of seven districts (''okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is in the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The dist ...

in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

The village of Křížovice is an administrative part of Doubravník.

Geography

Doubravník is located about northwest of Brno. It lies in the

Upper Svratka Highlands The Upper Svratka Highlands ( cs, Hornosvratecká vrchovina, german: Hohe Schwarza Bergeland) is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldan ...

. The highest point is a hill on the northern municipal border at . The built-up area is situated in a valley of the Svratka River.

History

The first written mention of Doubravník is from 1208, when a

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convent was founded here and a church consecrated to the Holy Cross already stood here.

Sights

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross includes the tomb of the Mitrovský family from 1867. The tomb contains 19 cast iron

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with craft, historical and architectural value. The town square contains preserved old houses. The house No. 35 is older than the church and has valuable Gothic gate.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doubravnik Populated places in Brno-Country District Market towns in the Czech Republic