Doudleby () is a municipality and village in ÃÂeské BudÃÂjovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Doudleby consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name is derived from the Slavic tribe of Dulebes, who lived there in the mid-10th century.
Doudleby is located about south of ÃÂeské BudÃÂjovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The village of Doudleby lies in a meander of the Malà ¡e River and the village of Straà Âany lies on the opposite bank. The Stropnice River joins the Malà ¡e south of Straà Âany.
The first written mention of Doudleby is in the Chronica Boemorum chronicle, where there is a mention of a gord related to the year 981. According to the chronicle, this fortified settlement was part of the early medieval SlavnÃÂk's territory, but according to today's historians, it was a Pà Âemyslid gord. Doudleby was then located on at the crossroads of two important trade routes and served as the centre of the region. After the founding of the city of ÃÂeské BudÃÂjovice in 1265, the importance of Doudleby quickly declined.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The Church of Saint Vincent was first mentioned in 1143. The oldest preserved parts are the Gothic sacristy and chancel from the 14th century. The nave was added at the end of the 15th century. In 1708âÂÂ1709, the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style, and the tower was added.