Starý Jičín

Starý Jičín (Alttitschein, Alt Titschein) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

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

Geography
Starý Jičín is located about 3 km west of Nový Jičín. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the mountain Petřkovická hora at 608 m above sea level. A dominant feature located just above the village is the hill Starojický kopec at 496 m.

History
The first written mention of Jičín is from 1240, when the castle was mentioned. The castle was built here in the late 12th or in the early 13th century, originally as a guard castle on the Amber Road. The nearby market village was established soon after the castle.

Transport
The I/48 road (the unfinished section of the D48 motorway, part of the European route E462), which connects the D1 motorway with Frýdek-Místek, passes through the municipality.

Sights
The main landmark of the municipality is the Starý Jičín Castle, located on a hill above the village. For centuries, none of the owners cared about the castle and at the beginning of the 20th century, it became a ruin. Since 1996, it has been owned by the municipality and partial repairs were made.

The second notable monument is the complex of the Church of Saint Wenceslaus with a rebuilt Renaissance tower.

Notable people

 * Max David (1859–?), Moravian-German engineer