Nová Ves nad Popelkou

Nová Ves nad Popelkou (German: Neudorf an der Popelka) is a village and municipality in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.

Nová Ves nad Popelkou Village
Municipality and village
View of the village, Tábor hill in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Nová Ves nad Popelkou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°31′N 15°25′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec Region
District	Semily District
Elevation	1,404 ft (428 m)
Population  (2011)
• Total	654
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	http://www.novavesnadpopelkou.cz/

History

The first written mention of the village dates from 1369, but there is speculation that the village was established sometime in the first half of the 13th century, or according to another source, the year 1097, when Slavic tribes supposedly entered the area. Unfortunately, there is no precise dating. The Church of St. Procopius which is located in the village, went through several renovations over the years and its current form dates from 1747.

The former name of the village was Nová Ves u Lomnice na Jičínsku.

Present time

The village is hosts many activities. In the resort operates TJ Sokol (partition table tennis and football), Fire Department (2011 - JPO 3), hunters, has been restored theater group, which disappeared after the Velvet Revolution (DS MCRC). Every year after the New Year proms are held in the local cultural house in order: Hunter, Sports & Fire fancy dress preceded by in the afternoon children's carnival, co-organized with the local Women's Union. House of Culture is also used by for meetings and descents.

The village also operates swimming pool (for small kids), multipurpose tennis court, which in the winter turns into ice rink

The Water Goblin

In the village out over several years sat on the willow tree near the bridge over Popelka at the upper end of the village built carved wood sprite from the workshop of Joseph Panek. Over time matured decision to create to please of people vodníka of stone. On Sunday, on August 3, 2003 the ceremonial unveiling of a statue water sprite. This was carved out of sandstone and decorated with gilt hems.