Nová Říše

Nová Říše (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovaː ˈr̝iːʃɛ]); German: Neureisch) is a market town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Nová Říše
Town square with the town hall
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Nová Říše
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°8′22″N 15°33′49″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictJihlava
First mentioned1248
Area
  Total7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Elevation
536 m (1,759 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total826
  Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
588 65
Websitewww.novarise.cz

Nová Říše lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Jihlava and 134 km (83 mi) south-east of Prague.

Sights

There is an old Norbertine monastery in Nová Říše. Five members of the community were gassed to death by the Nazis in 1942.[2] 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.[3]

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