Nové Hrady (České Budějovice District)

Coordinates: 48°47′22.67″N 14°46′42.19″E / 48.7896306°N 14.7783861°E / 48.7896306; 14.7783861

Nové Hrady
Town
Town Hall
Flag 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
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.).

Famous residents

People born in this city

• Johann Ritter von Oppolzer (1808–1871), physician
• Robert Martinek (1889–1944), German general
• Carl Hahn, Sr. (de) (1894–1961), Austrian/German automobile engineer, the father of Carl Hahn, Jr.

Residents

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

External links

• Municipal website (cs, en, de, fr)

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