ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA	CZECH REPUBLIC
Liberecký kraj	Liberec region
Okres: Česká Lípa

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Nový Bor is situated at an elevation of 365 m between the southern slopes of the Lužické hory (Lusastian Mountains) and the České středohoří (Central Bohemian Uplands), about 8 km north of the district town Česká Lípa in the Liberec region of nortern Bohemia. The municipality has a population of about 11,700 (2019).

The oldest written mention dates from 1471 and refers to the village Arnsdorff (Arnultovice). The village Hayda was founded in 1702 when the Hayda administrative manor was parceled and a village with 21 houses came into being. When the estate was taken over by the counts Kinsky, Hayda soon began to develop, especially caused by its location on the so-called 'emperor's road' from Prague via Rumburk to Zittau. In 1757, Haida obtained the status of a market town. Soon, it became a centre of the glass manufacturing in Bohemia. The technical school for glassworking was founded in 1869 (merged with the school of Kamenický Šenov in 1926) and became instrumental for the development of the Bohemian glass industry. After World War I, the town became part of Czechoslovakia and was renamed Bor u České Lípy. In 1948 the municipalities of Bor u České Lípy and Arnultovice were merged into the new municipality of Nový Bor. From 1949 until 1961 the town was the administrative centre of the district Nový Bor which in 1961 was merged into that of the district Česká Lípa.

The Catholic church of the Assumption of Mary [near left, no. 3866] goes back to a chapel built in 1747–1749, which was rebuilt in its present late Baroque form in 1786–1788 by the architect Johann Wenzel Kosch. The Classicist furnishings date from the end of the 18th century, the main altar is from 1792.

The Protestant church of Christ the Saviour [top left, no. 3736: background left, and near left, no. 3815] was built in 1901–1902 in Gothic revival style and in 1906; the tower had a height of 43 metres. In 1906 it obtained the status of a parish church. After World War II, the church in 1945 was handed over to the church of the Czech Brethren, with the possibility to also be used by the Czechosloval Hussite church. After disputes between the two churches in the arly 1950s, the church was used only by the Hussite church. Due to inadequate church maintenance, all four side turrets at the corners of the church tower had to be demolished in the late 1950s. In 1974, the roof of the church was repaired and it was decided that the church should serve "cultural-educational" purposes in the future, it was planned to be converted into an exhibition or concert hall. Although a renovation project had already been planned, a fire destroyed the church in 1982. As it was considered not feasible to restore the building, the ruins were removed in 1983.

Another glass from this collection is a souvenir from Bor (previous German name: Haid) in western Bohemia.

[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nový_Bor, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nový_Bor; http://www.znicenekostely.cz/?load=detail&id=13979]