| Doksy | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kladno |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1186°N 14.0461°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1385 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.92 |
| Elevation M: | 396 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1733 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 273 64 |
Doksy is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
The village was formerly known as Dogz or Dogza, in German Doges.[2] It is derived from an Old English word dox, i.e. 'dark'.[3]
Doksy lies about 3km (02miles) southwest of Kladno and 20km (10miles) northwest of Prague. It is located in the Křivoklát Highlands. The Loděnice River flows through the southern part of the municipality and supplies Hrázský and Nohavice ponds.
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]
The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary passes through the southern part of the municipality.
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.[4]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Doksy is twinned with:[5]
Ledro, Italy