Nové Heřminovy is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Kunov is an administrative part of Nové Heřminovy.

Geography

Nové Heřminovy is located about 6 km northeast of Bruntál and 54 km northwest of Ostrava, in the historical region of Czech Silesia. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Střelná at 591 m above sea level. The Opava River flows through the municipality. The Nové Heřminovy Reservoir with an area of about 130 ha is planned to be built on the river.

History

The first written mention of Nové Heřminovy is from 1406. It was part of the Duchy of Krnov. The village greatly suffered during the Thirty Years' War and Napoleonic Wars. The railway was built in 1871, which helped the further development of the village.

Demographics

Transport

The I/45 road from Bruntál to Krnov passes through the municipality. Nové Heřminovy is located on a railway line of local importance heading from Vrbno pod Pradědem to Milotice nad Opavou.

Sights

There are no significant monuments in the municipality. The main landmark is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the Neoclassical style, probably in the mid-19th century. Next to the chapel is a stone wayside cross dating from 1733.