Nové Hrady (České Budějovice District)

Nové Hrady (České Budějovice District)
Nové Hrady
Town
Town Hall
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Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region South Bohemian
District České Budějovice
Commune Trhové Sviny
Municipality Nové Hrady
Elevation 541 m (1,775 ft)
Coordinates 48°47′22.67″N 14°46′42.19″E / 48.7896306°N 14.7783861°E / 48.7896306; 14.7783861
Area 79.68 km2 (30.76 sq mi)
Population 2,591 (2005)
Density 33 / km2 (85 / sq mi)
Mayor V.Hokr
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 373 33
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Nové Hrady
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.novehrady.cz

Nové Hrady (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovɛː ˈɦradɪ]; German: Gratzen) is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has circa 2,600 inhabitants.

The old-time town Nové Hrady ("New Castles") lies in the Nové Hrady Mountains (Novohradské Hory in Czech) close to the Czech-Austrian border. It is about 30 km south-east of the town České Budějovice on the hill above the Stropnice river (541 m a.s.l.).

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Famous residents

People born in this city

Residents

  • Theobald Hock (de), poet
  • Georg Franz August von Buquoy (de), poet, businessman lived from 1832 til 1836

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