Nové Hrady (České Budějovice District)

Template:Geobox Nové Hrady (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovɛː ˈɦradɪ]; German: Gratzen), formerly known by its German name of Grazen, is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.

The old-time town Nové Hrady ("New Castles") lies in the Gratzen Mountains (Czech: Novohradské Hory), which are named after the town, close to the Czech-Austrian border. It is about 30 km south-east of the town České Budějovice on the hill above the Stropnice river (541 m a.s.l.).

Famous residents

People born in this town

• Johann Ritter von Oppolzer (1808–1871), physician
• Robert Martinek (1889–1944), German general
• Carl Hahn, Sr. (de) (1894–1961), Austrian/German automobile engineer, the father of Carl Hahn, Jr.

Residents

• Theobald Hock (de), poet
• Georg Franz August von Buquoy (de), poet, businessman lived from 1832 til 1836

External links

• Municipal website (cs, en, de, fr)
• Weather station (online) (cs)