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Town in South Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Dačice is a town of around 7,200 inhabitants (2025) in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands of the Czech Republic. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The town is notable as the home of the sugar cube, which was invented here in 1841 by Jakob Christof Rad.
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Karmel Matky Boží
Franciscan monastery from 1660–1664, since 1994 belonging to the Discalced Carmelite order, with the church of St. Anthony of Padua from 1672–1677. The monastery is still active and inaccessible for the public.
Kostel svatého Vavřince
from 1775–1785
Zámek Dačice
A national cultural monument. The New Castle, nowadays called Dačice Castle, was rebuilt in the 19th century from Renaissance to the current Empire form, and it is open to visitors. It includes a 10-ha (25 acres) large English-style landscape park. The invention of the sugar cube is the subject of a permanent exhibition in the Municipal Museum and Gallery, which is located in the southern wing of the Dačice Castle.
starý zámek
Renaissance palace from 1572–1579, seat of the city council. The Old Castle was built in 1572–1579 and served as the manor house until 1591, when the New Castle was built. The Old Castle now houses part of the municipal office.
Mariánský sloup
with Baroque sculpture from 1725
Railway connection from Jihlava. The fastest variants are: From Prague by train, with a transfer in Havlíčkův Brod, see the online timetable.
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