Nový Jičín
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| Nový Jičín | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Nový Jičín | ||
| Commune | Nový Jičín | ||
| Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) | ||
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| 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
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  Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Nový Jičín | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.novy-jicin.cz/ | |||
Nový Jičín (Czech pronunciation: ; 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.
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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.[1]
Twin towns - sister cities
Nový Jičín is twinned with:
Novellara, Italy
Görlitz, Germany- Ludwigsburg, Germany
Świętochłowice, Poland
Kremnica, Slovakia
Épinal, France
References
- ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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.
