Dašice
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Administrative division
Dašice consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
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- 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".[2]
Geography
Dašice is located about Script error: No such module "convert". east of Pardubice. It lies in a flat landscape of the East Elbe Table, on the edge of the Polabí 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 and was annexed to the Pardubice estate. In 1917, Dašice was promoted to a town.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
The D35 motorway (part of the European route E442), which connects the D11 motorway with Olomouc, runs northeast of the town.
Sights
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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.[4]
One of the main landmarks is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a Baroque basilica built in 1677–1707.[4]
A historical and technical monument is the Neo-Renaissance building of the water mill, in which two Francis turbines have been working non-stop since 1922.[4]
References
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