Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujà(; ) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation.
Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàconsists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name literally means 'new town on the Metuje' in Czech.
Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàis located about south of Náchod and northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies on the border between the Orlice Table and Orlické Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The old town and the castle lie on a rocky promontory in a meander of the Metuje River, hence the name.
The oldest inhabited part of Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàis KrÃÂÃÂn. An old Slavic settlement was in the territory of KrÃÂÃÂn in the 7th and 8th centuries. The KrÃÂÃÂn village was probably founded in the 13th century and first documented in the first half of the 14th century. After Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàwas founded, it became part of the Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàmanor.
Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàwas founded by Jan ÃÂernÃÂický of Kácov on 10 August 1501. It was destroyed by fire in 1526. In 1527, the manor was acquired by the Pernà ¡tejn family. In 1527âÂÂ1548, most of the houses on the square were then reconstructed in uniform Renaissance and late Gothic design. The elementary ground plan was kept. The connected gables, so-called swallow tails, gave the town the appearance of the northern Italian Renaissance. The castle was also rebuilt.
From 1548 to 1621, the manor was owned by Lords of Stubenberk, who expanded the castle. Albrecht von Wallenstein purchased the town in 1623, then it passed to the TrÃÂkas of LÃÂpa. After the assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein and Adam Erdman TrÃÂka in 1634, their properties were confiscated and Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàmanor received Walter Leslie, the main initiator of the assassination.
Walter Leslie has rebuilt the castle in the Baroque style. The Leslie family owned the manor until 1802, when the last member of the family died, and Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàwas inherited by the Dietrichstein family. The Dietrichstein family owned it until 1858.
After the revolution and administrative reform of the Austrian Empire in 1848, Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàbecame independent of the nobility. From 1849 to 1949, KrÃÂÃÂn was a separate municipality.
Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàis a town with tradition in engineering, printing, textile and food industry. The town is known for watch-making production under the brand PRIM. The largest employers based in the town are Ammann Czech Republic, manufacturer of construction machinery, and Hronovský s.r.o., manufacturer of car parts.
Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàis located on the railway lines NáchodâÂÂChoceà  and MezimÃÂstÃÂâÂÂTýnià ¡tànad OrlicÃÂ.
The main landmark is the Nové MÃÂsto nad MetujàCastle. The castle mixes Renaissance and early Baroque styles and is open to the public. It includes a castle garden with unique wooden covered bridge statues of dwarves by Matthias Braun, and the high Máselnice tower with an accessible gallery at a height of .
The castle forms a unified architectural unit with Husovo Square. The most significant monuments are Church of the Holy Trinity from 1519, the northern row of Renaissance houses, or the well in the middle of the square from the 16th century. The historic centre is surrounded by preserved town fortifications. The Zázvorka guarding tower serves nowadays as a gallery.
Outside the historic centre is the monastery complex. The Monastery of the Merciful Brothers with Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and Loreta Chapel was founded by Walter Leslie in 1692. Other notable building is Church of the Holy Spirit in KrÃÂÃÂn, built in the early Gothic style in the 13th century.
Nové MÃÂsto nad Metujàis twinned with: