Dobříšský park, Castle park and natural monument in Dobříš, Czech Republic.
Dobříšský park is an English landscape park of 37.15 hectares beside Dobříš Castle, laid out on both banks of a bay of the Huťský pond and along the Chotobušský stream. Its woods are Hercynian oak-hornbeam and acidophilous oak stands, with wet meadows in the central part. Lime and chestnut avenues stand at the main entrance.
The park became a protected natural monument in early 2013 after generations of management by the Colloredo-Mannsfeld family shaped its landscape. This lengthy stewardship left its mark on the design and maintenance of the grounds.
The park is named after the nearby Čertův most (Devil's Bridge), built in 1864 from iron-smelting slag from a local brickworks. A tale tells of a shoemaker helped across a flooded stream by the devil, though the name likely comes from the bridge's black colour. Since 1995 the park has been managed by the town of Dobříš and is a popular recreation area for locals.
The park welcomes visitors year-round with well-maintained pathways suitable for walking and nature observation throughout the seasons. Comfortable footwear is advisable since the terrain includes both flat sections and gentler slopes with varying ground conditions.
In 1905, owner Josef František Colloredo-Mansfeld released two pairs of muskrats here, the first recorded introduction of the species in the Czech Republic, to use their fur. A monument with a muskrat statue stands in the nearby French park by the Huťský pond.
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