Nový Žďár is a small border village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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; it is one of the districts of Aš

Aš

Aš is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-History:Previously uninhabited hills and swamps, the town of Asch was founded in the early 11th century by German colonists. Slavic settlements in the area are not known. The dialect spoken in the town was that of the Upper Palatinate,...

. In 2001 the village had a population of 24.

Geography

Nový Žďár lies 2,5 kilometres south from Aš, about 628 meters above sea level. It neighbour with Aš to the north and with Nebesa

Nebesa (Aš)

Nebesa is a small village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the nine town districts of Aš...

 to the east. To the west there is the German

Germany

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 border. Most of the surrounding area is covered by forests.

History

Nový Žďár was first mentioned in 1569, as a feudatory of the Zedtwitz

Zedtwitz

Zedtwitz is a noble house from Bohemia and Germany. Between c. 1400]and c. 1945 controlled region around town of Aš.* Curt Franz Wenzel Christoph Erdmann Zedtwitz, Graf von Moraván und Duppau...

.

Progress of population of Nový Žďár

Year	1850	1930	1947	1961	1970	2001
Population	179	380	166	43	44	24

The name of the village

In Czech

Czech language

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, Nový means New. Word Žďár is from žďárovat, which means burn out the roots

Landmarks

• Historical boundary marker
  Boundary marker
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   with coat-of-arms of the Zedtwitz
  Zedtwitz
  Zedtwitz is a noble house from Bohemia and Germany. Between c. 1400]and c. 1945 controlled region around town of Aš.* Curt Franz Wenzel Christoph Erdmann Zedtwitz, Graf von Moraván und Duppau...
  
   (Aš-region, Bohemia
  Bohemia
  Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
  
  ) and Lindenfels (from Erkersreuth, Bavaria
  Bavaria
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  ) from 1718-1754.