Nové Město nad Metují consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] The name literally means 'new town on the Metuje' in Czech.

[3] Nové Město nad Metují was founded by Jan Černčický of Kácov on 10 August 1501.

The connected gables, so-called swallow tails, gave the town the appearance of the northern Italian Renaissance.

[6] After the revolution and administrative reform of the Austrian Empire in 1848, Nové Město nad Metují became independent of the nobility.

[3] Nové Město nad Metují is a town with tradition in engineering, printing, textile and food industry.

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 Monastery of the Merciful Brothers with Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and Loreta Chapel was founded by Walter Leslie in 1692.

[12] Other notable building is Church of the Holy Spirit in Krčín, built in the early Gothic style in the 13th century.