| Nová Ves nad Popelkou | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Liberec |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Semily |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.5203°N 15.4119°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1369 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.14 |
| Elevation M: | 428 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 679 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 512 71 |
Nová Ves nad Popelkou (German: Neudorf an der Popelka) is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
The name means "new village upon the Popelka". The former name of the village is Nová Ves u Lomnice na Jičínsku ("new village at Lomnice in the Jičín region").[2]
Nová Ves nad Popelkou is located about southeast of Liberec. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The Popelka stream flows through the municipality. There is one fishpond in the municipality called Taliňák.
The first written mention of Nová Ves nad Popelkou is from 1369. The exact year of the village's foundation is unknown, it was probably between 1200 and 1250. According to an untrustworthy source, already in 1097, the Slavic settlers built here the Church of Saint Procopius.[2]
Nová Ves nad Popelkou is located on a short railway line of local importance from Lomnice nad Popelkou to Stará Paka.[3]
The main landmark of Nová Ves nad Popelkou is the Church of Saint Procopius. It went through several renovations over the years and its current form dates from 1747. The church tower is from 1749.[2] [4]