Nová Pec (German: Neuofen) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Nová Pec | |
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,_%C4%8Dp58_(01).jpg) Bělá, a part of Nová Pec | |
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  Nová Pec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′33″N 13°55′38″E / 48.77583°N 13.92722°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Prachatice |
| First mentioned | 1653 |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.38 km2 (25.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 737 m (2,418 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 452 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 384 51, 384 62 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Bělá, Dlouhý Bor, Jelení, Láz, Nové Chalupy and Pěkná are administrative parts of Nová Pec. Pěkná forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Etymology
editThe name means "new furnace". A pitch furnace was built here before the village was founded.[2]
Geography
editNová Pec is located about 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Prachatice and 48 km (30 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. The tripoint of the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria is situated on the municipal border.
Nová Pec lies in the Bohemian Forest mountain range. The summit of Plechý, at 1,378 metres (4,521 ft) the highest mountain of the Czech and Austrian parts of the mountain range, is located on the Czech-Austrian border. Most of the built-up area is located in the eastern part of the municipality on the banks of the Vltava River. The confluence of the Teplá Vltava and Studená Vltava rivers, which form the Vltava, is located in the territory of the Pěkná exclave.
History
editThe village was founded in the mid-17th century. The first written mention of Nová Pec is from 1653, when there were two inhabitants registered. It was owned by the Eggenberg family, who acquired the area from Emperor Rudolf II in 1622. After the last member of the family died, Nová Pec was inherited by the House of Schwarzenberg in 1719.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editNová Pec is located on the railway line České Budějovice–Stožec.
Sights
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The main landmark is the Church of Saint Anne in Pěkná. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1788–1791. The tower was finished in 1903.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 331.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Nová Pec. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Anny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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