Dobřív is a village and municipality (obec

Obec

Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...

) in Rokycany District

Rokycany District

Rokycany District is a district within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Rokycany.- Complete list of municipalities :Bezděkov -Břasy -Březina -Bujesily -Bušovice -Cekov -Cheznovice -Chlum -Chomle -Čilá -Dobřív -...

 in the Plzeň Region

Plzen Region

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 of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 12.14 square kilometres (4.7 sq mi), and has a population of 1,179 (as at 2 October 2006).

Dobřív lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Rokycany

Rokycany

Rokycany , is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies to the East from the region capital of Pilsen on the confluence of the River Klabava and the Holoubkov Brook . Alternatively, the Holoubkovský potok is referred to as the Borecký potok and the section of the Klabava River down...

, 23 km (14 mi) east of Plzeň, and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of Prague

Prague

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The village is known throughout the Czech Republic for its very rare example of a fully functioning water powered forge. Its precise age is unknown, although the earliest record of its existence dates back to 1505.