Dašice () is a town in
Pardubice District
Pardubice District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice.
Administrative division
Pardubice District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ex ...
in the
Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrat ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 2,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an
urban monument zone.
Administrative division
Dašice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Dašice (1,698)
*Malolánské (25)
*Pod Dubem (173)
*Prachovice (95)
*Velkolánské (42)
*Zminný (178)
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 (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 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 monument (Czech Repub ...
. It lies in a flat landscape of the
East Elbe Table
The East Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Pardubice and Central Bohemian region. The Elbe River flows through the territory, after which the plateau is nam ...
, on the edge of the
Polabí
Polabí () is the traditional and informal name for a lowland 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 linguistic construction g ...
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
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...
. In 1517, Dašice estate was acquired by the
Pernštejn family
The House of Pernštejn () was one of the oldest and most important (uradel) families originating from Moravian nobility, along with the House of Rosenberg,
that played an important role in the medieval history of Bohemian nobility from the 13th ...
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
European route E 442 is part of the international E-road network.
Route
*
** E48, E49 Karlovy Vary
** E55 Teplice
** E65 Turnov
** E67 Hradec Králové
** E462 Olomouc
*
** E50, E75 Žilina
Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of Eur ...
), which connects the
D11 motorway with
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava (rive ...
, 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 pro ...
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