Download - Nový Jičín Town
Nový Jičín Town The town is located in the Moravian-Silesian region
and has 24 thousand inhabitants.
Masaryk Square
Žerotín CastleThe castle was originally a stone building and
was built around 1380 by Vok VI of Kravař.
Town HallIn 1501 the owners of the town, the Lords of Žerotín, gave the town a free house to serve as the town hall.
The Smetana ParkThe largest park of Nový Jičín was established in 1915.
Smetana’s Orchards boast a sculptural group representing the miracle of creation and the laws of inheritance. This monument includes a bust of the
geneticist Johann Gregor Mendel.
The Smetana Park and Memorial of Johann Gregor Mendel
• Johann Gregor Mendel, 1822 – 1884 Scientist, biologist, founder of genetics.He discovered the laws of
heredity.
The Beskydy TheatreThe fabulous neo-renaissance building is the
work of famous Viennese architect Otto Thienemann.
The Spanish ChapelAccording to a local legend the chapel was built as a grave for Spanish soldiers who died at the battle of Nový Jičín in
1621 during the Thirty Years´War.
The Holy Trinity ChurchIt was formerly gothic building, originally called the
"Moravian Church“. It was built around 1500. Inside the church you can find interesting baroque decor originated
around the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The Old Post OfficeThis renaissance building was built in 1563 and can
be distinguished by its two arcades.