New Hradec, North Dakota Explained

Official Name:New Hradec, North Dakota
Pushpin Map:North Dakota#USA
Pushpin Label:New Hradec
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Dakota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dunn
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:2490
Coordinates:46.9994°N -102.8844°W
Area Code:701
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1030392

New Hradec is an unincorporated community in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States. New Hradec is located in southern Dunn County 9.4miles north-northwest of Dickinson.[1]

New Hradec was established in 1887 by Bohemian immigrants from the city of Czechograd in the Crimea, Ukraine; they had emigrated from Hradec Králové to the Crimea in 1861 prior to coming to the United States. These Bohemians populated much of the area northwest of Dickinson, and are the only documented Bohemians from the Crimea to have settled in America. The community was originally named "Novy Hradec", Czech for "New Castle"; this was later changed to New Hradec.[2] The settlers founded the Saints Peter and Paul Church in 1898; the current church building was constructed in 1917, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The congregation platted the community in the same year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. . Dunn County, North Dakota General Highway Map . PDF . 2007 . 2 . July 15, 2012 .
  2. Web site: History of New Hradec. Czech Heritage, Inc.. July 15, 2012. February 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216232220/http://www.ndczechheritage.com/history.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86000161}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Saints Peter and Paul Church]. National Park Service. July 15, 2012. PDF. December 20, 1985.