Nová Ves nad Popelkou (german: Neudorf an der Popelka) is a municipality and village in

Semily District Semily District ( cz, okres Semily) is a district ('' okres'') within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Semily. List of municipalities Bělá - Benecko - Benešov u Semil - Bozkov - Bradlecká Lhota - B ...

in the

Liberec Region Liberec Region ( cs, Liberecký kraj, german: Reichenberger Region, pl, Kraj liberecki) is an administrative unit (Czech: ''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after i ...

of the

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. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography

Nová Ves nad Popelkou is located about southeast of

Liberec Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preser ...

. It lies in the

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. The Popelka stream flows through the municipality. There is one pond in the municipality called Taliňák.

History

The first written mention of Nová Ves nad Popelkou is from 1369. The exact year of the village's foundation is unknown, it was probably between 1200 and 1250. According to a unverified source, already in 1097 the Slavic settlers built the Church of Saint Procopius here. The former name of the village is Nová Ves u Lomnice na Jičínsku.

Sights

The Church of Saint Procopius went through several renovations over the years and its current form dates from 1747. The church tower is from 1749.

References

Villages in Semily District {{Liberec-geo-stub