Nová Ves | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mělník |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.3128°N 14.3083°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1421 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.12 |
Elevation M: | 185 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1048 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 277 52 |
Nová Ves is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
The villages of Miřejovice, Nové Ouholice, Staré Ouholice and Vepřek are administrative parts of Nová Ves.
Nová Ves is located about 13km (08miles) west of Mělník and 22km (14miles) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Lower Ohře Table and Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at 270m (890feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Vltava River.
The first written mention of Nová Ves is from 1421.[2]
Vepřek Solar Park, the largest photovoltaic power station by area and the second biggest by nameplate capacity, is located in Vepřek.
The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem passes through the municipality.
There are four cultural monuments in the municipality: Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, a belfry in Nová Ves, a belfry in Vepřek and a watermill in Vepřek.[2] The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is originally a Gothic church, first documented in 1352. In the 18th century, it was rebuilt and extended in the Baroque style.[3]