Dobříň
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Dobříň is a municipality in the Litoměřice District on the left bank of the Elbe River, noted for its riverside nature monument Dobříňský háj and as the birthplace of poet Josef Hora.
Flag Description: Dobříň is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic, situated on the left bank of the Elbe River about 3 km northeast of Roudnice nad Labem. It is renowned for the Dobříňský háj nature monument, which features vast blooming carpets of protected snowdrops in spring, and as the birthplace of poet Josef Hora.
Symbolism: The flag (granted on November 15, 2005) directly mirrors the colors and horizontal partition of the municipal coat of arms: the yellow stripes symbolize the fertile Elbe lowland and the village's agricultural tradition, the blue stripe represents the Elbe River flowing alongside the village, and the black stripe stands for the prominent railway line (the historic Prague–Děčín railway corridor) passing through the municipality.
Flag Description: Dobříň is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic, situated on the left bank of the Elbe River about 3 km northeast of Roudnice nad Labem. It is renowned for the Dobříňský háj nature monument, which features vast blooming carpets of protected snowdrops in spring, and as the birthplace of poet Josef Hora.
Symbolism: The flag (granted on November 15, 2005) directly mirrors the colors and horizontal partition of the municipal coat of arms: the yellow stripes symbolize the fertile Elbe lowland and the village's agricultural tradition, the blue stripe represents the Elbe River flowing alongside the village, and the black stripe stands for the prominent railway line (the historic Prague–Děčín railway corridor) passing through the municipality.
Statistics
Area
6.02 km²
Population
554