ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Jihočeský kraj	South Bohemia (České Budějovice) region
Okres: Jindřichův Hradec

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Nová Bystřice is situated at an elevation of 588 m on the river Dračice and the Bystřický potok stream in South Bohemia, about 16 km southeast of the district town Jindřichův Hradec and about 46 km east of the regional capital, České Budějovice. The municipality has a population of about 3,200 (2023).

The first written mention of Bystřice is from 1175 when the area was colonized by Knights Hospitaller of the Mailberg commandry. In 1260, the estate was enfeoffed to the Rosenberg (Rožmberk) family, and from the 13th to the 16th century it was part of the Landštejn estate. In 1276, the Landštejn estate became the personal dominion of Judith of Habsburg, who in 1285 became Bohemian Queen as consort of King Václav II. From 1282, it was owned by the Lords of Landštejn. In 1341 it obtained the privileges of a town. From 1381 to 1575, the town was property of the Krajíř of Krajek family. During the Hussite Wars it was burned down in 1420. Shortly after, it was rebuilt and since then it has been called Nová ("New") Bystřice. After the family of Krajíř of Krajek became extinct in 1575, Nová Bystřice was shortly owned by the Lobkowicz and Kinsky families. In 1615, it was bought by the heiress of the counts of Hradec, countess Slavata. During the rule of this family the town experienced its greatest development. After the last member of the family died, the owners of the town frequently changed until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850. In 1945 the German population was expelled according to the Beneš decrees.

The parish church of St. Peter and Paul [background left] was built in Gothic style in the first half of the 14th century in place of a previous, Romanesque rotunda. The chapel of St. Barbara was added in the second half of the 14th century. The church was damaged by fires in 1651 and and 1691 and was subsequently rebuilt in Baroque style in 1696–1697. The church tower was rebuilt after another fire that occurred in 1774.

[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nov%C3%A1_Byst%C5%99ice, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nov%C3%A1_Byst%C5%99ice; https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostel_svat%C3%A9ho_Petra_a_Pavla_(Nov%C3%A1_Byst%C5%99ice)]