Nasavrky () is a town in

Chrudim District Chrudim District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim. Administrative division Chrudim District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended c ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Nasavrky consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nasavrky (1,202) *Březovec (11) *Drahotice (34) *Libáň (62) *Nová Ves (55) *Obořice (39) *Ochoz (150) *Podlíšťany (73)

Geography

Nasavrky is located about south of Chrudim and south of

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

. It lies in the

Iron Mountains The Iron Mountains are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains. These mountains are located around the common meeting point of Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. A portion of the Appalachian Trail runs the crest of the Iron Mountains ab ...

and partly in the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is at above sea level. The area is rich in small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Nasavrky is from 1318. Bishop

Jan Očko of Vlašim Jan Očko of Vlašim (; Jan VIII as the Bishop of Olomouc) (? – died 1380), from the family of the House of Vlašim, was the second Archbishop of Prague (1364–1378). He was the uncle to his successor Jan of Jenštejn. Biography Early lif ...

acquired the village in 1355. During his rule, in 1360, Nasavrky was promoted to a town. From 1746 to 1942, Nasavrky was owned by a branch of the Auersperg family.

Demographics

Transport

The I/37 road, which connects

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

and Pardubice with the D1 motorway, passes through the town.

Sights

The Church of Saint Giles was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century. After a fire in 1740, Baroque modifications were made. The Nasavrky Castle is a late Renaissance building from around 1600. It was built on the site of an old Gothic fortress. It has a valuable entrance hall with Renaissance portals. Originally it served as a summer residence of the Auersperg family, later there were apartments and offices. Today it serves cultural and social purposes and there is an exposition about the life of the Celts. ''Země keltů'' ('land of Celts') is an

open-air museum An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum. Definition Open air is "the unconfined atmosphere ... outside buildings" ...

presenting life in a Celtic settlement, which was once in the territory of the Iron Mountains.

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* {{authority control Populated places in Chrudim District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic