Nový Jičín

Nový Jičín
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Nový Jičín
Commune	Nový Jičín
Elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Coordinates	49°35′N 18°00′E
Area	44.71 km2 (17.26 sq mi)
Population	27,617 (2007-07-01)
Density	618 / km2 (1,601 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1313
Mayor	Bretislav Gelnar
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	741 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Wikimedia Commons: Nový Jičín
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.novy-jicin.cz/

Nový Jičín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnoviː ˈjɪtʃiːn]; German: Neutitschein) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has ca. 26,500 inhabitants. The city is situated on the spurs of the Carpathian Mountains about 30 km (19 mi) from the Czech Republic's 3rd biggest city, Ostrava. The city is noted for its hatting industry.

History

Until 1918, NEUTITSCHEIN - NOVÝ JIČÍN was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district with the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.

Czechoslovakian stamp, bilingual cancelled in 1920

Twin towns - sister cities

Nový Jičín is twinned with:

• Novellara, Italy
• Görlitz, Germany
• Ludwigsburg, Germany
• Świętochłowice, Poland
• Kremnica, Slovakia
• Épinal, France

External links

• Municipal website (Czech)
• Further info

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.