Dobronín is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Geography

Dobronín is located about 8 km northeast of Jihlava. It lies mostly in the Upper Sázava Hills. A small northwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the Křemešník Highlands and includes the highest point of Dobronín at 534 m above sea level. The stream Zlatý potok flows through the municipality. The territory is rich in fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Dobronín is from 1351. An unconfirmed mention is documented already in 1233. Today's municipality of Dobronín was established in 1948 by merger of villages of Dobronín and Německý Šicendorf. In May 1945, after World War II, local Czechs massacred more than dozen local ethnic German civilians. Since 2009, police investigation continues in that case, as more human remains are unearthed in the village.

Demographics

Transport

Dobronín is located on the railway line Jihlava–Havlíčkův Brod.

Sights

Dobronín is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small Neoclassical chapel from the second quarter of the 19th century.

Twin towns – sister cities

Dobronín is twinned with: