ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Plzeňský kraj	Plzeň region
Okres: Plzeň-jih

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• de: Dobrzan, Wiesengrund
• ru: Добжани

Dobřany is situated at an elevation of 352 m on the river Radbuza in West Bohemia. The place was first mentioned as a town in 1260. The privileges granted by Emperor Rudolf II (1576–1612) were confirmed by Emperor Ferdinand III (1608–1657) in 1652. The population was predominantly German from late 17th until the late 19th century; from then on the Czech population was in the majority. The older German name of the town, Dobrzan, was replaced by the name Wiesengrund in 1938. In 1943 the town was severely damaged by an air raid which was intended to hit the Škoda works in Plzeň.

The parish church St. Nicholas [far left, no. 205, and near left, no. 0000: left] was founded by the monastery of Tepl in 1259. The Gothic church was remodelled in Baroque style in 1757–1758. The tower dates from 1694–1700.

The building depicted on the right of glass no. 0000 is the town hall, which was built in 1900 in the Neo-renaissance style in place of the former old town hall from 1652. The building was renovated in 1995–2000. The town hall is listed as a cultural monument.

The building depicted in between the two aforementioned buildings in the background is the post office building, dating from about the same period as the town hall.

[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dob%C5%99any; https://mapy.com/de/zakladni?source=base&id=2319655&x=13.2907481&y=49.6562664&z=17]

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