Nová Včelnice

Nová Včelnice (until 1950 Nový Etynk-Včelnice; German: Neuötting-Vtschelnitz) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Nová Včelnice
Town
Masarykovo Square
Flag Coat of arms
Nová Včelnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°14′22″N 15°4′21″E / 49.23944°N 15.07250°E / 49.23944; 15.07250
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Jindřichův Hradec
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	10.10 km^2 (3.90 sq mi)
Elevation	507 m (1,663 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	2,252
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	378 42
Website	www.vcelnice.cz

Geography

Nová Včelnice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Jindřichův Hradec and 51 km (32 mi) northeast of České Budějovice. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at 538 m (1,765 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the Kamenice River. There are several ponds in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Včelnice is from 1360. In 1649, the estate was bought by Spanish nobleman Bartholomew Paradys de la Saga. His wife Hypolity of Ladron had a chapel built nearby with a copy of a statuette of Black Madonna from Altötting. Her son had built 54 houses around the chapel and sold them to craftsmen. Thus, he turned a pilgrimage site into a large craft village named Neuötting/Nový Etynk.^[2]

In the 18th century, Nový Etynk grew and guilds were founded. In 1786, the chapel was rebuilt into the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Nový Etynk-Včelnice was promoted to a market town in 1790 and to a town in 1884. In the 1930s, it lost the town title. In 1950, the market town was renamed to Nová Včelnice. The title of a town was returned to Nová Včelnice in 1998.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,901 —     1880 1,890 −0.6% 1890 1,824 −3.5% 1900 1,873 +2.7% 1910 1,996 +6.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,910 −4.3% 1930 1,919 +0.5% 1950 1,840 −4.1% 1961 1,938 +5.3% 1970 2,006 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,882 +43.7% 1991 2,569 −10.9% 2001 2,476 −3.6% 2011 2,306 −6.9% 2021 2,168 −6.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Sights

The Nová Včelnice Castle was originally a medieval fortress, first mentioned in 1454. It was rebuilt into a Renaissance castle at the end of the 16th century. In 1693–1709, it was extended and rebuilt in the Baroque style. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible.^[5]

A landmark of the town is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary from 1786.^[6]

There is a Jewish cemetery, founded in 1800. It was used until World War II. It consists of about 120 preserved tombstones on an area of 865 m² (9,310 sq ft).^[7]

Notable people

• Rudolf Hrušínský (1920–1994), actor
• Luděk Munzar (1933–2019), actor
• Miloslav Topinka (born 1945), poet and essayist

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Nová Včelnice is twinned with:^[8]

•   Eggiwil, Switzerland
•   Neuötting, Germany

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Město Nová Včelnice. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jindřichův Hradec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Městské opevnění" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
6. "Kostel" (in Czech). Město Nová Včelnice. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
7. "Židovský hřbitov" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
8. "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Nová Včelnice. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

External links

 

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