New world

The solitude of Nový Svět lay on a meadow surrounded by forest at the western foot of Šibeniční vrch about 1,5 km south of Horní Podluží. It was originally called Hampel's Bleach after Ignaz Hampel from Jedlová, who took advantage of the rich water resources here and founded a natural bleach here in 1826. In the same year, he built a small house here, and two years later he built a large residential house. In 1842, bleach passed…