Nová Říše (; german: Neureisch) is a market town in
Jihlava District in the
Vysočina Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Geography
Nová Říše is located about south of
Jihlava. It lies in the
Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is the hill Polanka at above sea level. The Vápovka stream flows through the municipality. The eponymous Nová Říše Reservoir is located just outside the municipal territory.
History
According to a legend, the
Premonstrate monastery in Nová Říše was founded in 1211. It is first documented in 1248. In 1354, Nová Říše was first mentioned as a market town.
During the World War II, the monastery was ambushed by Nazis. Five members of the community were murdered in
Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It con ...
. Surviving monks were sentenced to prison and labour camps by the Communists in 1950. The buildings were given back to the Order after the fall of Communism in 1991.
Sights
The Monastery of the Virgin Mary is the main sight. It was last rebuilt in 1821. The monastery is connected with the neighbouring Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
Notable people
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Paul Wranitzky
Paul Wranitzky (Czech: Pavel Vranický, 30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808) was a Moravian-Austrian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer.
Life
Wranitzky was born in Neureisch (Nová Říše) in Habsburg Morav ...
(1756–1808), composer
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Antonín Vranický
Antonín Vranický, Germanized as Anton Wranitzky, and also seen as Wranizky (13 June 1761 in Nová Říše – 6 August 1820 in Vienna), was a Czech violinist and composer of the 18th century. He was the half brother of Pavel Vranický.
He ...
(1761–1820), violinist and composer
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Charles Bacik
Charles Bacik (; 25 June 1910 – 11 July 1991) was a Czech-Irish glass manufacturer and co-founder of the modern Waterford Glass.
Biography
He was born in Nová Říše in Bohemia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He went on to st ...
(1910–1991), glass manufacturer
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Jan Novák (1921–1984), composer
References
External links
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Populated places in Jihlava District
Market towns in the Czech Republic