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Nová Dědina
A village on the north-eastern spurs of the Chřiby hills, about 15 kilometres southeast of Kroměříž, surrounded by forests. As early as the 14th century a village called Nová Ves stood here, which was later abandoned. The present village was founded in 1656 by Jan Rottal, lord of Kvasice, who settled Wallachians here who had fought on the Swedish side in the Thirty Years' War. For a long time the Wallachian dialect was therefore spoken here; the village has had its present name since 1907.
Nová Dědina is the end point of the Spáčil nature trail, which leads here from Kostelany past the Budačina sandstone rocks and the Tabarky barrow cemetery. Several old crosses and a war memorial stand in and around the village. Every year local associations organise a Shrovetide carnival, a St Nicholas celebration, a firefighters' ball and a walk before New Year's Eve.