The small town Nová Včelnice lies about 11 km north of the town Jindřichův Hradec on the Kamenice river.

The former village Včelnice with a fortress is first mentioned in 1360. In the 17th century the owner of the domain built the chapel with the Madonna, a copy of the original in Öttingen (Austria) in the place of the present town. The new village, which arose around the chapel after 1662, was named Nový Etink (New Öttingen). It grew quickly and the textile industry developed here.

The Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary was founded in the village in 1786; it was rebuilt from the original chapel.
The fortress in the original village was rebuilt into the castle. At the beginning of the 18th century the castle was reconstructed into the Baroque mansion.

The outstanding Czech actor Rudolf Hrušínský was born in Nová Včelnice.