Nová Pec
Nová Pec | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′33″N 13°55′38″E / 48.77583°N 13.92722°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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 (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 432 |
| • Density | 6.51/km2 (16.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 384 51, 384 62 |
| Website | www |
Nová Pec (German: Neuofen) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Nová Pec consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Nová Pec (5)
- Bělá (14)
- Dlouhý Bor (25)
- Jelení (17)
- Láz (73)
- Nové Chalupy (233)
- Pěkná (40)
Pěkná forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Etymology
The name means 'new furnace' in Czech. A pitch furnace was built here before the village was founded.[3]
Geography
Nová 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, which is 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
The 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 this area from Emperor Rudolf II in 1622. After the last member of the family died, Nová Pec was inherited by the Schwarzenberg family in 1719.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
Nová Pec is located on the railway line České Budějovice–Stožec.
Sights
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.[7]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 331.
- ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Nová Pec. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Anny" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
External links
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