Masarykovo náměstí 1
Nový Jičín, 741 01
The monument is accessible for free
Monument will be open: 10.9.2022 from 9:00 to 17:00 hours
As part of the EHD, visitors will have access to the town hall tower, from whose northern side you can see nearby Kunín, Šenov u Nové Jičína and the former Autopal premises. On the western side, the ruins of Starý Jičín Chateau and the tower of the Spanish Chapel. On the south side the TONAK hat factory and on the east side the Komenského 68 and Komenského 66 primary schools, Puntík and Beskydy.
The Town Hall, a symbol of municipal rights and liberties, was established in 1501 by a deed of Nový Jičín owners, lords of Žerotín, who gave the town a free house in the square. The councillors and burgomaster left it in 1593, when the municipal offices were moved to Nový Jičín Chateau. After the Thirty Years´ War, in 1659, the house was donated by Jesuit authorities to municipal representatives and became Town Hall again - to remain so till this day. The foundation stone was consecrated in 1661, in 1861 local builder Tomáš Chytil remodelled the structure in neo-Gothic style, and its latest radical reconstruction was carried out by Richard and Hugo Blums in 1929-1930. That was when the Town Hall received its current appearance, with new layouts, tower and sculpted decoration by Ernst Kubiena.
Sdružení historických sídel
Čech, Moravy a Slezska
Opletalova ulice 29
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic
phone: +420 224 237 558
phone/fax: +420 224 213 166
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www.shscms.cz
www.ehd.cz
