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Nové Město nad Metují

NOVÉ MĔSTO NAD METUJÍ has a stunning old town square, with one of the country's most interesting chateaux crouched in one corner. While the town's modern quarter sprawls unattractively over the lower ground, the staré město sits quietly – and prettily – on a high spur hemmed in by the River Metuje, a tributary of the River Labe. Restored sixteenth-century houses line each side of the rectangular arcaded main square, Husovo náměstí; the set of cream-coloured gables along the north side are the most photographed.

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