Nové Hrady (České Budějovice District)

Nové Hrady
Town
Town Hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region South Bohemian
District České Budějovice
Commune Trhové Sviny
Municipality Nové Hrady
Elevation 541 m (1,775 ft)
Coordinates 48°47′22.67″N 14°46′42.19″E / 48.7896306°N 14.7783861°E / 48.7896306; 14.7783861Coordinates: 48°47′22.67″N 14°46′42.19″E / 48.7896306°N 14.7783861°E / 48.7896306; 14.7783861
Area 79.68 km2 (30.76 sq mi)
Population 2,591 (2005)
Density 33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Mayor V.Hokr
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 373 33
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Nové Hrady
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.novehrady.cz

Nové Hrady (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovɛː ˈɦradɪ]; German: Gratzen), formerly known by its German name of Grazen, is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.

The old-time town Nové Hrady ("New Castles") lies in the Gratzen Mountains (Czech: Novohradské Hory), which are named after the town, close to the Czech-Austrian border. It is about 30 km south-east of the town České Budějovice on the hill above the Stropnice river (541 m a.s.l.).

Famous residents

People born in this town

Residents

  • Theobald Hock (de), poet
  • Georg Franz August von Buquoy (de), poet, businessman lived from 1832 til 1836


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