Nová Říše (; ) is a market town in
Jihlava District
Jihlava District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Jihlava.
Administrative division
Jihlava District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence ...
in the
Vysočina Region
The Vysočina Region (; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jihlava.
The region is located in the central part of the country. It is one of just three in the country (the others being Prague and the Central Boh ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Geography
Nová Říše is located about south of
Jihlava
Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia.
Historically, Jihla ...
. It lies in the
Křižanov Highlands
The Křižanov Highlands (, ) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region.
Geomorphology
The Křižanov Highlands is a mesoregion of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within ...
. The highest point is the hill Polanka at above sea level. The Vápovka stream flows through the municipality. The Nová Říše Reservoir is located just outside the municipal territory.
History
According to legend, the
Premonstrate monastery in Nová Říše was founded in 1211. It is first documented in 1248. In 1354, Nová Říše was first mentioned as a market town.
During World War II, the monastery was ambushed by Nazis. Five members of the community were killed in
Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz, or Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 Nazi concentration camps, concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany, occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) d ...
. Surviving monks were sentenced to prison and labour camps by the Communists in 1950. The buildings were given back to the Order after the fall of Communism in 1991.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The most important monument is the Monastery of the Virgin Mary. After it was damaged by a fire in 1813, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1821. The monastery is connected with the neighbouring Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
Notable people
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Paul Wranitzky
Paul Wranitzky (Czech: Pavel Vranický; 30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808) was a Moravian-Austrian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer.
Life
Wranitzky was born in Neureisch ( Nová Říše) in Habsburg Mora ...
(1756–1808), composer
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Antonín Vranický (1761–1820), violinist and composer
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Charles Bacik (1910–1991), glass manufacturer
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Jan Novák (1921–1984), composer
References
External links
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Populated places in Jihlava District
Market towns in the Czech Republic