▁the ▁south west ). ▁The ▁population ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁was ▁ 1 , 4 6 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁written ▁mention ▁of ▁Ne h v iz dy ▁( reg arding ▁local ▁parish ) ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 3 5 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Czech oslov ak ▁par atro op ers ▁Gab č ík ▁and ▁Kub iš ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁Czech ▁government - in - ex ile ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁assass inate ▁Rein hard ▁He yd rich ▁were ▁inserted ▁near ▁Ne h v iz dy ▁( they ▁over f le w ▁their ▁pre design ated ▁target ▁area ▁near ▁P ils en ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hundred ▁kilometres ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁navig ational ▁error ). ▁The ▁soldiers ▁hid ▁themselves ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁abandoned ▁quar ry ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁several ▁local ▁citizens ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁rel ink ▁with ▁collabor ators ▁and ▁later ▁ful fill ▁the ▁mission . ▁Today ▁a ▁small ▁monument ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁comm emor ates ▁this ▁event . ▁ ▁Population ▁In ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census . ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 8 4 8 , ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁of ▁C ze chs ▁eth nic ity . ▁ 6 8 % ▁of ▁population ▁was ▁without ▁religion , ▁ 1 6 % ▁belonged ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁ 3 % ▁to ▁other ▁religious ▁groups , ▁ 1 3 % ▁gave ▁no ▁response . ▁While