The village belongs to the Network of the Most Interesting Villages.
Dobków is an old linear village located in the southern part of the Kaczawskie Foothills, at the foot of the Eastern Ridge of the Kaczawskie Mountains. For many centuries, from its foundation until 1810, it belonged to the Cistercian monastery in Lubiąż, which was reflected in the religious structure of the inhabitants. They were almost exclusively Catholics, and there has always been only one church in the village. The village had an agricultural character, but for the past few years, it has been developing a tourist function. In 2015, the Sudetic Geoscience Centre – an education centre focusing on the heritage of the Earth and cultural heritage in the Kaczawskie area – was opened. It was located in a traditional Franconian homestead in the center of the village. Dobków is a village with the character of an Eco-museum, consisting of places where traditional activities such as pottery, beekeeping, and paper tissue crafts are practiced. Workshops and the sale of local products are organized in individual facilities within the village.
The main historical landmark is the church of St. Giles, built in the 14th century in the Gothic style, and its current appearance is the result of a Baroque reconstruction. In the lower part of the village, there are ruins of a manor house from the second half of the 16th century. In various places, buildings constructed with mixed masonry and half-timbered structures have been preserved. Traditional interiors can be observed in the buildings of the Sudetic Geoscience Centre. In the village, there are many roadside shrines and crosses connected by a thematic trail of shrines. On the outskirts of the village, a viewpoint called “Three Periods of Volcanism” has been arranged.
Description: Piotr Migoń