Nová Ves (Liberec District)

Nová Ves (German: Neundorf) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Nová Ves
Municipality
Middle part of Nová Ves
Flag Coat of arms
Nová Ves Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°49′54″N 15°0′4″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1464
Area
• Total	12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Elevation	353 m (1,158 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	945
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 31
Website	www.nova-ves.eu

Administrative division

Nová Ves consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Nová Ves (723)
• Mlýnice (45)
• Nová Víska (47)
• Růžek (99)

Geography

Nová Ves is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Liberec. The southern part of the municipal territory lies in the Zittau Basin, the northern part lies in the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is at 583 m (1,913 ft) above sea level. The Jeřice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Nová Ves is from 1464. The Schwanitz family owned the village from 1498 to 1595, then they sold it to Katharina of Redern. She had built here a church. After the Battle of White Mountain, Nová Ves was acquired by Albrecht von Wallenstein. After that, the village changed several owners in a short period of time. It wasn't until 1712 that the Gallas family bought it and added it to the Liberec estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,953 —     1880 1,871 −4.2% 1890 1,794 −4.1% 1900 1,809 +0.8% 1910 1,794 −0.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,588 −11.5% 1930 1,545 −2.7% 1950 891 −42.3% 1961 859 −3.6% 1970 784 −8.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 738 −5.9% 1991 559 −24.3% 2001 656 +17.4% 2011 782 +19.2% 2021 914 +16.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/13 road (the section from Liberec to the Czech-Polish border in Habartice) runs along the eastern municipal border.

Sights

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Nová Ves is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1616–1617. It was modified at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, but kept its Renaissance core.^[6]

Notable people

• Franz Macoun (1881–1951), Sudeten German politician
• Josef Nadler (1884–1963), Austrian Germanist and literary historian