Daskabát

Daskabát
Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
Flag of Daskabát
Coat of arms of Daskabát
Daskabát is located in Czech Republic
Daskabát
Daskabát
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°34′43″N 17°26′50″E / 49.57861°N 17.44722°E / 49.57861; 17.44722
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictOlomouc
First mentioned1232
Area
 • Total5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation
337 m (1,106 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total626
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
772 00
Websitewww.obecdaskabat.cz

Daskabát is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Daskabát lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Olomouc and 225 km (140 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of the village of Otěhřiby, which was a predecessor of Daskabát, is from 1232. Otěhřiby was destroyed during the Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478) and was renewed in the 16th century, first under the name Nová Ves (1568) and since 1581 known as Daskabát.[2]

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