Dačice
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | South Bohemian | ||
| District | Jindřichův Hradec | ||
| Commune | Dačice | ||
| River | Moravská Dyje | ||
| Elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | CZ 49°05′N 15°26′E / 49.083°N 15.433°ECoordinates: CZ 49°05′N 15°26′E / 49.083°N 15.433°E | ||
| Area | 67.11 km2 (25.91 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 7,947 (2005) | ||
| Density | 118 / km2 (306 / sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1183 | ||
| Mayor | Karel Macků | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 380 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Dačice | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.dacice-mesto.cz/ | |||
Dačice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdatʃɪtsɛ]; German: Datschitz) is a town in southwestern Moravia, currently belonging to the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,000 inhabitants. It is notable as the home of the sugar cube, which was invented there in 1843 by Jakub Kryštof Rad.
History
Until 1918, DATSCHITZ - DAČICE (DATSCHITZ in 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[1]
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Dačice is twinned with:
References
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
External links
- Municipal website (cs, en, de)
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