Doksy (Kladno District)
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Doksy is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Doksy | |
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Common with the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Doksy Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′7″N 14°2′46″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kladno |
| First mentioned | 1385 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,736 |
| • Density | 595/km2 (1,540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 273 64 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
Geography
History
The first written mention of Doksy is from 1385. Sandstone was quarried there at least since the 14th century. The sandstone was used for construction in nearby Prague during the reign of King Charles IV. The quarries ended activity in 1924.[2]
Demographics
Transport
The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary passes through the southern part of the municipality.
Sights
There are no significant monuments in Doksy. The only protected cultural monuments landmark of Doksy are the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk from the second half of the 18th century with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the end of the 18th century, and a sandstone tombstone of a maid dating from 1675.[6]
