Nová Ves is a municipality and village in

Mělník District Mělník District ( cs, okres Mělník) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Mělník. Complete list of municipalities Býkev - Byšice - Chlumín - Chorušice - Chvatěrub ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Miřejovice, Nové Ouholice, Staré Ouholice and Vepřek are administrative parts of Nová Ves.

Geography

Nová Ves is located about west of

Mělník Mělník (; german: Melnik) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Mělník lies in one of the most im ...

and north of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. It lies on the border between the

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and Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the

Vltava Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at ...

River.

History

The first written mention of Nová Ves is from 1421.

Demographics

Economy

Vepřek Solar Park, the largest photovoltaic power station by area and the second biggest by

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, is located in Vepřek.

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are four cultural monuments in the municipality: Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, a belfry in Nová Ves, a belfry in Vepřek and a watermill in Vepřek. The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is originally a Gothic church, first documented in 1352. In the 18th century, it was rebuilt and extended in the Baroque style.

Galery

Vepřek, kostel (celek).jpg, Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary Nová Ves, zvonice.jpg, Belfry in Nová Ves Veprek CZ belfry 009.jpg, Belfry in Vepřek Budova elektrárny Miřejovice.jpg, Miřejovice power plant

References

External links

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