Proseč is a town in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.

The village was probably founded during the colonization of the area by the Benedictine monastery in Podlažice in the second half of the 12th century.

[4] After the burning of the monastery, Proseč became the property of the Hussite governors and then of noble families.

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.

[4] The only industrial factory for the production of tobacco pipes in the country is located in Proseč.

Today this cultural monument houses Teréza Nováková Memorial Hall and Museum of Tobacco Pipes.