Nové Město na Moravě

Nové Město na Moravě (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovɛː ˈmɲɛsto ˈna moravjɛ]; German: Neustadt in Mähren) is a town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.

The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

It was founded during the colonization by royal burgrave Boček of Obřany after the nearby Cistercian monastery in Žďár nad Sázavou was established in 1252, not later than in 1255.

The name Nové Město was used for the first time in a deed of King Wenceslaus II from 1293 and it was first referred to as a market town.

Nové Město na Moravě is located on a short railway line from Žďár nad Sázavou to Tišnov.

In the middle of the historic centre is the Vratislavovo Square, named after Vratislav of Pernštejn, where most of the landmarks of the town are located.

[8] The castle in Nové Město na Moravě was baroque rebuilt in the 18th century, and in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1874.

Nowadays the building houses the Horácko Gallery that focuses on glassmaking, landscaping and 20th century sculpture.

Vysočina Aréna
Horácko Gallery in the Nové Město na Moravě Castle