Nové Dvory (Kutná Hora District)

Nové Dvory
Market town
Masarykovo Square
Flag Coat of arms
Nové Dvory Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′6″N 15°19′41″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kutná Hora
First mentioned	1370
Area
• Total	9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Elevation	208 m (682 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)
• Total	932
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	285 31
Website	www.novedvory.cz

Nové Dvory (German: Neuhof) is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

The village of Ovčáry is an administrative part of Nové Dvory.

Geography

Nové Dvory is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Kutná Hora and 32 km (20 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in the Central Elbe Table lowland. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Klejnárka River. Ovčárecký Pond is located in the southern part of the territory.

History

The first written mention of Nové Dvory is from 1370. The area was owned and settled by Cistercian monks from the nearby Sedlec Abbey. After the abbey was destroyed by the Hussites in 1421, Nové Dvory was acquired by the royal chamber. Nové Dvory changed hands often as the kings pledged the village to various people. In the first half of the 16th century, it was owned by the restored Sedlec Abbey. In 1552, Nové Dvory was bought by Hynek Martinický, who established gardens and a pond here. After that, it often changed owners again, the most notable owners being the Zierotin family.

In 1701, Nové Dvory was promoted to a market town by Emperor Leopold I.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,342 —     1880 1,341 −0.1% 1890 1,354 +1.0% 1900 1,322 −2.4% 1910 1,315 −0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,180 −10.3% 1930 1,129 −4.3% 1950 891 −21.1% 1961 935 +4.9% 1970 857 −8.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 893 +4.2% 1991 828 −7.3% 2001 822 −0.7% 2011 814 −1.0% 2021 851 +4.5%
Source: Censuses

Transport

The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the market town. The I/38 road (the section from Kolín to Havlíčkův Brod) runs through the western part of the municipal territory and intersects with the I/2.

Sights

Nové Dvory Castle with the Church of Saint Martin

The main landmarks are the Nové Dvory Castle with the Church of Saint Martin, connected together by an arcade corridor. A fortress in Nové Dvory, first documented in 1534, was rebuilt into a Renaissance castle in 1588, then it was completely rebuilt in the early Baroque style by Count Bernard Věžník in 1679–1686. The neighbouring Chapel of Saint Martin was rebuilt into a church around 1683. Today the building of the castle serves as a primary school.

The Dominican monastery was built in the early Baroque style in 1727, its Church of Saint Anne was built in 1695–1696. Today the premises of the monastery are unused.

In the north is the castle park of the Kačina castle. A large part of the territory of Nové Dvory, including this castle park, belongs to the Žehušicko Landscape Monument Zone. It is a unique composed baroque cultural landscape.

External links

• Official website