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 | 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 | Vlastimil Štěpán | ||
| 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 the southwest Moravia, currently belonging to the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 8,000 inhabitants. It is notable as the home of the sugar cube, which was invented there in 1843 by Jakub Kryštof Rad.
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[edit] External links
- Municipal website (cs, en, de)
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