Dašice () is a town in
Pardubice District
Pardubice District ( cs, okres Pardubice) is a district (''okres'') within the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice.
Overview
Pardubice District is the smallest district of the region but has the highest po ...
in the
Pardubice Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an
urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
The villages of Malolánské, Prachovice, Velkolánské and Zminný are administrative parts of Dašice.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Daš, meaning "the village of Daš's people".
Geography
Dašice is located about east of
Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monu ...
. It lies in a flat landscape of the
East Elbe Table, on the edge of the
Polabí
Polabí (german: Elbeland) is the traditional and informal name for a lowlands region located mainly in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Etymology
The name comes from Czech ''po Labi'', meaning "along the Elbe". The same linguist ...
region. The Loučná River flows through the town.
History
The first written mention of Dašice is from 1318. In 1437, Dašice was first referred to as a
market town. In 1517, Dašice estate was acquired by the
Pernštejn family
The Pernštejn (german: Pernstein) was one of the seven Moravian dynasty families and the most important (uradel) family originating from Moravian nobility. The first mentioned member of House of Pernštejn lived in the 13th century. They took th ...
and was annexed to the Pardubice estate. In 1917, Dašice was promoted to a town.
Demographics
Transport
The
D35 motorway (part of the European route E442), which connects the
D11 motorway (Czech Republic), D11 motorway with
Olomouc, runs northeast of the town.
Sights
The historic centre is formed by the large T. G. Masaryka Square with preserved burgher houses from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, characterized by late Rococo Empire facades.
One of the main landmarks is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a Baroque basilica built in 1677–1707.
[
A historical and technical monument is the Neo-Renaissance building of the water mill, in which two ]Francis turbine
The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the most common water turbine in use today, and can achieve over 95% efficiency.
The proces ...
s have been working non-stop since 1922.[
]
References
External links
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Virtual show
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Pardubice District