Nová Bystřice
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | South Bohemian | ||
| District | Jindřichův Hradec | ||
| Commune | Jindřichův Hradec | ||
| Municipality | Nová Bystřice | ||
| Elevation | 588 m (1,929 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°1′9.33″N 15°6′11.37″E / 49.0192583°N 15.1031583°ECoordinates: 49°1′9.33″N 15°6′11.37″E / 49.0192583°N 15.1031583°E | ||
| Area | 81.74 km2 (31.56 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 3,380 (2011) | ||
| Density | 41/km2 (106/sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1175 | ||
| Mayor | Vladimir Blaha | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 378 33 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.novabystrice.cz | |||
| Nová Bystřice (Nová Bystřice) | |
| Neubistritz | |
| Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Region | South Bohemia |
| Little District | Jindřichův Hradec |
| Municipalities | Číměř, Nová Bystřice, Staré Město pod Landštejnem |
| Area | 196.64 km2 (75.92 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,612 (2009-12-31) |
| Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Nová Bystřice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovaː ˈbɪstr̝̊ɪtsɛ], German: Neubistritz) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District, in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic
The town lies on the border between Czech Republic and Austria (WGS-84 coordinates N49°01'11", E15°06'02"), close to Austria's northernmost point near Haugschlag. A road border crossing leads to the village of Grametten. Nová Bystřice has about 3,400 inhabitants.
The villages and hamlets of Albeř, Artolec, Blato, Hradiště, Hůrky, Klášter, Klenová, Nový Vojířov, Ovčárna, Senotín, Skalka and Smrčná are administrative parts of Nová Bystřice.
The first written mention of Nová Bystřice was in 1175 when the area was colonized by Knights Hospitaller of the Mailberg commandry, at the behest of the Nuremberg burgrave Conrad II of Raabs. The first settlers came from the adjacent Duchy of Austria; before that, there was a Slavic population (as evidenced by a Slavic burial ground). With Konrad's death in 1191, the Raabs dynasty became extinct and in 1260 the estates were finally enfeoffed to the Rosenberg family by Margaret of Babenberg, consort of King Ottokar II of Bohemia.
When Ottokar was disseized by King Rudolf I of Germany in 1276, the estates became the personal dominion of Rudolf's daughter Judith of Habsburg (Jitka), who later became Bohemian Queen. In 1341 Bystřice was promoted to city status. During the reign of John the Blind it became a market town. Around the same time it suffered from great famine. The town was burned down by Jan Žižka in 1420. It was rebuilt and since then it has been called Nová ("New") Bystřice. In July 1533 a group of religious reformers killed 40 Catholic monks, along with other Catholics, and destroyed the monastery. About one-third of the population emigrated to America after 1870.In 1945 the German population was expelled according to the Benes Decrees
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