New Town nad Metují

The historic core of the city has been a city monument reserve since 1970. Beautiful Renaissance houses with arcades, parts of the city fortifications including towers have been preserved. Important monuments include the Renaissance chateau, the Church of the Holy Trinity and the former butcher shops.
Most of the houses on the square were built after a large fire according to a unified plan in 1526–1548.

The center of the historic part of the city is Husovo náměstí, which is surrounded by Renaissance houses with arcades. Although some of the houses were rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries, they retain their original uniform character and height. An early Baroque Marian column stands on the square.
Thanks to the preservation of the unique character of the historical part of the city, the famous historical series FL Věk was filmed here.

The dominant feature of the city is undoubtedly the Nové Město nad Metují Chateau, which underwent extensive reconstruction under the leadership of architect Dušan Jurkovič in 1909–1913. The beautiful chateau, which is a national cultural monument, was created by rebuilding a castle and is therefore separated from the city by a massive moat.
The castle has been the residence of the Bartoň family of Dobenín since 1908.

The city has preserved the Renaissance character of its historic core and fortifications to this day. A walk along the preserved parts of the city fortifications offers beautiful views of the city and its surroundings.

Almost continuous remains of the city wall with bastions have been preserved around the city. However, the city gates were demolished at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Only the Zázvorka tower with a gate has been preserved on the northern side.

The Zázvorka Tower was part of the original city fortifications from the 16th century. Next to the tower was the Regional Gate, which was demolished in 1874.

At the southeast corner of the square stands the building of the former butcher's shop, which was adapted into the town hall and then into the Federal House in 1893. The building now houses the city information center. The building is registered as a cultural monument in the Central List of Immovable Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic. At the corner of the building is an interesting sundial.

The Church of the Holy Trinity in the eastern corner of the square was built soon after the founding of the city and rebuilt in 1540.

In the southeastern part of the square, a historic well built in the 16th century and reconstructed in 2010 has been preserved.

There is a statue of Bedřich Smetana in the park in front of the chateau. The statue stands on the site of a former brewery, where Bedřich's father František was once a brewer. The composer used to travel to Nové Město nad Metují during the holidays to visit relatives and, after a passionate affair with his cousin Louise, he composed the famous Louise's Polka.

Jan Petr Rytíř Straka of Nedabylice, who founded the Straka Academy in Prague, now the seat of the Prime Minister, was born on March 6, 1645, in house number 8 in the northern part of the square.