Key facts
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Region
- Moravian-Silesian
- District
- Nový Jičín
- Mayor
- Stanislav Kopecký
- Total
- 36.52 km (14.10 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 285 m (935 ft)
- Density
- 622.7/km (1,613/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postal code
- 741 01
- Website
- www .novyjicin .cz
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Nový Jičín ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈnoviː ˈjɪtʃiːn]; German: Neutitschein) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Jičínka River in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills.
Nový Jičín was probably founded around 1280. It is an industrial town, known mainly for the hat-making industry, which is why it is nicknamed "the town of hats". The historic centre of Nový Jičín is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. Among the main landmarks are the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Žerotínský Castle.