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Nový Jičín Town FlagCoat of armsCountry Czech Republic Region Moravian-Silesian District Nový Jičín Commune Nový Jičín Elevation 285 m (935 ft) Coordinates 49°35′N 18°00′E / 49.583°N 18°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 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.
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.
Towns, market towns and villages of Nový Jičín District Albrechtičky - Bartošovice - Bernartice nad Odrou - Bílov - Bílovec - Bítov - Bordovice - Bravantice - Frenštát pod Radhoštěm - Fulnek - Heřmanice u Oder - Heřmánky - Hladké Životice - Hodslavice - Hostašovice - Jakubčovice nad Odrou - Jeseník nad Odrou - Jistebník - Kateřinice - Kopřivnice - Kujavy - Kunín - Libhošť - Lichnov - Luboměř - Mankovice - Mořkov - Mošnov - Nový Jičín - Odry - Petřvald - Příbor - Pustějov - Rybí - Sedlnice - Skotnice - Slatina - Spálov - Starý Jičín - Studénka - Suchdol nad Odrou - Šenov u Nového Jičína - Štramberk - Tichá - Tísek - Trnávka - Trojanovice - Velké Albrechtice - Veřovice - Vražné - Vrchy - Závišice - Ženklava - Životice u Nového JičínaThis Moravian-Silesian Region location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.