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The submitted paper focuses on the use and significance of a specific type of narrative sources, specifically the book Čechy. Společnou prací spisovatelův a umělců českých (“Bohemia by Shared Work of Czech Writers and Artists”) issued by the publishing house of Jan Otto between 1883-1908, for acquiring knowledge about the landscape of dowry towns and their near vicinity and for understanding of how authors of the studied texts perceived the term dowry towns.