Nový Žďár (
German
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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: ''Neuenbrand'') is a small border village in
Karlovy Vary Region
The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region ( cs, Karlovarský kraj, German: ''Karlsbader Region'') is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named afte ...
,
Czech Republic
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; it is one of the districts of
Aš
Aš (; german: Asch) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Dolní Paseky, Doubrava (Aš), Doubrava, Horní Paseky, Kopaniny (Aš), Kopaniny, ...
. In 2001 the village had a population of 24.
Geography
Nový Žďár lies 2,5 kilometres south from Aš, about 628 meters above sea level. It neighbour with Aš to the north and with
Nebesa to the east. To the west there is the
German
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**Ger ...
border. Most of the surrounding area is covered by forests.
History
Nový Žďár was first mentioned in 1569, as a feudatory of the
Zedtwitz
The House of Zedtwitz is the name of an old and distinguished German and Czech noble house which originated from Franconia, Germany.
History
The family first appeared in a written document in 1235 and later in 1288 where progenitor Berthold v ...
.
Etymology
In
Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
*Czech, ...
, ''Nový'' means ''New''. Word ''Žďár'' is from ''žďárovat'', which means ''burn out the roots''
Landmarks
* Historical
boundary marker
A boundary marker, border marker, boundary stone, or border stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary, especially a change in direction of a boundary. There are several other ty ...
with
coat-of-arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its w ...
of the
Zedtwitz
The House of Zedtwitz is the name of an old and distinguished German and Czech noble house which originated from Franconia, Germany.
History
The family first appeared in a written document in 1235 and later in 1288 where progenitor Berthold v ...
''(Aš-region,
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
)'' and
Lindenfels
Lindenfels is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The climatic spa, also known as the “Pearl of the Odenwald”, lies in the Odenwald in southern Hesse and is nestled in a mountain landscape with a gre ...
''(from
Erkersreuth,
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
)'' from 1718-1754.
Gallery
Image:Nový Žďár mezník1754.jpg, One of boundary markers. This is from 1754.
Image:Nový Žďár 2010-06-24 viadukt.jpg, Bridge via railway.
References
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Aš
Villages in Cheb District