New Prague, Minnesota

About New Prague

Set in the southern part of Minnesota, New Prague is a close-knit town counting 8,235 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, New Prague is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.94 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,090 residents per square mile.

📰 New Prague News Today

• Giants and Titans compete in New Prague Invitational Southernminn.com · Oct 9
• New Prague Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• This Minnesota Winter Is the New Prague Spring The Nation · Feb 28
• Bus driver for New Prague Area Schools charged with possessing child sexual abuse material CBS News · May 10
• UPDATE: body of missing New Prague man found KEYC News Now · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes New Prague Unique

• The only place in America named New Prague — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 8,235.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in New Prague

• 1319 Woodfire Tavern — american
• Ettlin's Cafe
• Fishtale Grille
• Local 105
• Smoke & Fire — barbecue
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• St. Patrick's Tavern
• The Rusty Spoke

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Gopher State Railway Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Prague

• Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park reviews ★
• Bradshaw Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cedar Brook Sculpture Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Foundry Hill Park reviews ★
• Marsh Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Memorial Park reviews ★
• Philipps Park reviews ★
• Settler's Park reviews ★
• Southside Park reviews ★
• St. Patrick's Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in New Prague

• CENTRAL EDUCATION CAMPUS
• Compass Learning Center
• FALCON RIDGE
• NEW PRAGUE CREDIT RECOVERY
• NEW PRAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
• NEW PRAGUE SENIOR HIGH
• NEW PRAGUE SUMMER CREDIT RECOVERY
• RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of New Prague

🏘️ Nearby Communities