Nová Pec

Nová Pec
Municipality
Bělá, a part of Nová Pec
Flag Coat of arms
Nová Pec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°46′33″N 13°55′38″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
First mentioned	1653
Area
• Total	66.38 km2 (25.63 sq mi)
Elevation	737 m (2,418 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)
• Total	455
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	384 51, 384 62
Website	www.novapec.eu

Nová Pec (German: Neuofen) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bělá, Dlouhý Bor, Jelení, Láz, Nové Chalupy and Pěkná are administrative parts of Nová Pec. Pěkná forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The name means "new furnace". A pitch furnace was built here before the village was founded.

Geography

Nová Pec is located about 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Prachatice and 48 km (30 mi) southwest of České Budějovice. The tripoint of the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria is situated here.

Nová Pec lies in the Bohemian Forest mountain range. The summit of Plechý, at 1,378 metres (4,521 ft) the highest mountain of the Czech and Austrian parts of the mountain range, is located on the Czech-Austrian border. Most of the built-up area is located in the eastern part of the municipality on the banks of the Vltava River. The confluence of the Studená Vltava and Teplá Vltava rivers, which form the Vltava, is located in the territory of the Pěkná exclave.

History

The village was founded in the mid-17th century. The first written mention of Nová Pec is from 1653, when there were two inhabitants registered. It was owned by the Eggenberg family, who acquired the area from Emperor Rudolf II in 1622. After the last member of the family died, Nová Pec was inherited by the House of Schwarzenberg in 1719.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,800 —     1880 2,050 +13.9% 1890 2,104 +2.6% 1900 2,198 +4.5% 1910 2,303 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,314 +0.5% 1930 2,514 +8.6% 1950 651 −74.1% 1961 724 +11.2% 1970 827 +14.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 726 −12.2% 1991 640 −11.8% 2001 632 −1.2% 2011 470 −25.6% 2021 407 −13.4%
Source: Censuses

Transport

Nová Pec is located on a railway line of local importance heading from České Budějovice to Stožec.

Sights

Church of Saint Anne

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Anne in Pěkná. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1788–1791. The tower was finished in 1903.

External links

• Official website