Nová Říše
Nová Říše (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovaː ˈr̝iːʃɛ]); German: Neureisch) is a market town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
Nová Říše | |
|---|---|
Market town | |
 Town square with the town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Nová Říše | |
| Coordinates: 49°8′N 15°33′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Jihlava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 817 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 588 65 |
| Website | http://www.novarise.cz |
The municipality covers an area of 7.85 square kilometres (3.03 sq mi), and has a population of 855 (as at 2005).
Nová Říše lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Jihlava and 134 km (83 mi) south-east of Prague.
The area has an old Norbertine monastery. Five members of the community were gassed to death by the Nazis in 1942.[2] 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. [3]
Notable people
- Jan Novák, Czech composer
- Antonín Vranický, Moravian composer
- Pavel Vranický, Moravian composer
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