Starý Jičín

Starý Jičín
Starý Jičín
Municipality and village
	Starý Jičín Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Starý Jičín Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°34′N 17°58′E / 49.567°N 17.967°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian Region
District	Nový Jičín District
Area
• Total	33.67 km2 (13.00 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	2,870
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	https://www.stary-jicin.cz/

Starý Jičín (German: Alttitschein) is a village in the Nový Jičín District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,400 inhabitants.

Villages Dub, Heřmanice, Janovice, Jičina, Palačov, Petřkovice, Starojická Lhota and Vlčnov are administrative parts of Starý Jičín.

It was first mentioned in a written document in 1201. A castle called Gyczyn was built here in the late 12th or in the early 13th century, first mentioned in 1240. The name Gyczyn later evolved into Jiczyn, and after formation of Nový Jičín (lit. New Jičín) it became known as Starý Jičín (lit. Old Jičín).

Notable people

Maximilian David, Austrian architect

References

^ "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.

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[1] "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.

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