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Starý Jičín
Moravian-Silesianvillage
Starý Jičín
Total population
922
Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Starý Jičín is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.
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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.
Geography
Starý Jičín is located about west of Nový Jičín. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the mountain Petřkovická hora at above sea level. A dominant feature located just above the village is the hill Starojický kopec at .
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office
- RÚIAN code
- CZ599905
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,987
- Wikidata
- Q2701664
RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782