Nová Říše
| Nová Říše | |||
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  Nová Říše | |||
| Coordinates: 49°8′N 15°33′E / 49.133°N 15.550°ECoordinates: 49°8′N 15°33′E / 49.133°N 15.550°E | |||
| Country |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Vysočina | ||
| District | Jihlava | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft) | ||
| Population (1.1.2014) | |||
| • Total | 842 | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 588 65 | ||
| Website | http://www.novarise.cz | ||
Nová Říše (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovaːˈr̝iːʃɛ]); German Neureisch) is a village and municipality (obec) in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 7.85 square kilometres (3.03 sq mi), and has a population of 855 (as at 2005).
Nová Říše lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Jihlava and 134 km (83 mi) south-east of Prague.
The area has an old Norbertine monastery. Five members of the community were gassed to death by the Nazis in 1942.[1] 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. [2]
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- ↑ https://norbertinevocations.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/martyrs-of-nova-rise/
- ↑ http://www.klaster.novarise.cz/uvod_en.php
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