The small town Stará Říše is located in the Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region. The local parts are the Nepomuk and the Old Empire, flows through the township Vápovka brook, there are also ponds Kladina, middle pond and mill pond. An important figure of the Old Empire was the thinker, translator and publisher Josef Florian, who led the publishing house and the center of spiritual culture called Good Work.
Township office, services:
- Czech Point
- address: Stará Říše 124.
Office Hours:
- Monday 7:00 - 12 00, 12:30 - 17:00
- Tuesday 7:00 - 12 00, 12:30 - 14:00
- Wednesday 7:00 - 12:00, 12 30 - 17:00
- Thursday 7:00 - 12:00, 12 30 - 15:00
- Friday 7:00 - 12:00.
Local amenities:
- nursery and primary school
- health Center
- local library
- mail.
Local associations:
- Fire Brigade Stará Říše, SDH
- Football Club FSC Stara Rise.
Local Sights:
- Church of All Saints
- Statue of St. John of Nepomuk
- Monument to the fallen
- Calvary.
The first written record of the Old Empire dates back to 1257, in 1589 it was promoted by Emperor Rudolf II. village on a small town.