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Proseč
Total population
1,628
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Overview
Proseč is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
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History
The first written mention of Proseč is from 1349. The village was probably founded during the colonisation of the area by the Benedictine monastery in Podlažice in the second half of the 12th century. In 1368, Proseč was first referred to as a town. In 1421, during the Hussite Wars, the Hussites burned the Podlažice Monastery and probably the town too, but it was rebuilt. After the burning of the monastery, Proseč became the property of the Hussite governors and then of noble families. Zdeněk Kostka of Postupice had built a castle in Nové Hrady in the 1460s, and Proseč became part of the Nové Hrady estate for several centuries. The greatest development of Proseč occurred in the first half of the 18th century. Proseč acquired various town privileges in 1719 and 1751. The first school was founded in 1721. In 1727, new town square with uniform wooden single-story houses was built. The population made a living from agriculture. Potatoes, barley, oats and flax were grown here. At the beginning of the 19th century, the first road, connection Proseč with Nové Hrady, was built. In the 19th century, crafts and trades developed in Proseč, and a glass factory was founded, which operated in the years 1828–1883. At the beginning of the 20th century, the town was industrialised. There were several tobacco pipe factories, which made the town famous at the time. However, most of the factories ceased to exist after World War II.
Geography
Proseč is located about southeast of Chrudim and southeast of Pardubice. The municipal territory lies on the border of three geomorphological regions: the southern part lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands, the western part lies in the Iron Mountains, and a small part in the northeast extends into the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at above sea level. The Novohradka River originates in the municipal territory and then flows through the woods in the eastern part of the municipal territory. There are several small fishponds in and around the town.
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Nearby places in Pardubice
- Bor u Skutče1.2 mi away · pop. 177
- Budislav2.6 mi away · pop. 435
- Miřetín2.9 mi away · pop. 124
- Nová Ves u Jarošova2.9 mi away · pop. 63
- Rychnov3 mi away · pop. 212
- Hněvětice3.4 mi away · pop. 65
- Poříčí u Litomyšle3.5 mi away · pop. 244
- Mokrá Lhota3.6 mi away · pop. 72
- Mladočov3.7 mi away · pop. 88
- Zrnětín3.8 mi away · pop. 80
- Chotovice3.9 mi away · pop. 126
- Lešany3.9 mi away · pop. 35
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