Doksy

Doksy () is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,200 inhabitants.
Etymology.
A hypothesis claims that the Czech name of the town comes from a Celtic word "dogs" probably meaning "swamps" or "water surface".
The German name "Hirschberg am See" means "deer hill by lake". A deer is even seen on the coat of arms of the town.
Geography.
It lies on the shores of Lake Mácha, and so it is a summer vacation resort. The surroundings are densely forested. Many rock groups (sandstones) are also to be seen nearby.
History.
The town was established along with the nearby Bezděz Castle by the king Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1264.
Until 1918, "Hirschberg in Böhmen" was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the "Dauba" (Dubá) district, one of the 94 "Bezirkshauptmannschaften" in Bohemia.
In 1938, it was occupied by the Nazi army as one of the municipalities in Sudetenland. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 (see the Beneš decrees) and replaced by Czech settlers.
Twin towns – sister cities.
Doksy is twinned with: