Nové Hrady (České Budějovice District)
Nové Hrady (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovɛː ˈɦradɪ]; German: Gratzen), formerly known by its German name of Gratzen, is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,600 inhabitants.
Nové Hrady | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 48°47′22.67″N 14°46′42.19″E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Bohemian |
District | České Budějovice |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vladimír Hokr |
Area | |
• Total | 79.68 km2 (30.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 541 m (1,775 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 2,591 |
• Density | 33/km2 (84/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 373 33 |
Website | www.novehrady.cz |
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.).
Historical monuments
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Old castle
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New Castle - view from the park
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Nove Hrady -Bucquoy' burial chapel
- Old Castle - of the mediaeval origine, local museum with a memorial of Bucquoy family and a collection of glass from Bucquoy glassworks
- New castle - late baroque building with French park
- St. Peter and Paul Church - with en old Bucquoy tomb (1648)
- Bucquoy Residence − built in 1635–1640, later bought by Mary Magdalene Bucquoy and changed in a city palace
- Monasatery of the Charity, early baroque buildings, built for the Servite Order, between 1950-1989 housed by army, after 1990 renewed with help of German and Austrian donors
- Town Hall - renaissance building
- Bucquoy Funeral Chapel - on the cemetery, houses 28 family tombs from 19th and 20th centuries
- Terčino Valley - baroque park with a summer palace, renewed in 2016; a part of so-called "Bucquoy baroque landscape
Famous residents
People born in this town
- Johann Ritter von Oppolzer (1808–1871), physician
- Robert Martinek (1889–1944), German general
- Carl Hahn, Sr. (de) (1894–1961), Austrian/German automobile engineer, the father of Carl Hahn, Jr.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Nové Hrady. |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nové Hrady. |
- Municipal website (cs, en, de, fr)
- Weather station (online) (cs)
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