Jičín District ( cs, okres Jičín) is a district ('' okres'') within the

Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region ( cs, Královéhradecký kraj, ; pl, Kraj hradecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec K ...

of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of

Jičín Jičín (; german: Jitschin or ''Gitschin'') is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republi ...

List of municipalities

Bačalky – Bašnice – Běchary – Bílsko u Hořic – Boháňka – Borek – Brada-Rybníček – Březina – Bříšťany – Budčeves – Bukvice – Butoves – Bystřice – Cerekvice nad Bystřicí – Červená Třemešná – Češov – Cholenice – Chomutice – Choteč –

Chyjice Chyjice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bord ...

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Dětenice Dětenice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is b ...

– Dílce – Dobrá Voda u Hořic – Dolní Lochov – Dřevěnice – Holín – Holovousy –

Hořice Hořice (, also known as Hořice v Podkrkonoší; german: Horschitz) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Březovice, Chlum, Chvalina, ...

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– Jičíněves – Jinolice – Kacákova Lhota – Kbelnice – Kněžnice – Konecchlumí –

Kopidlno Kopidlno is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Drahoraz, Mlýnec, Ledkov and Pševes are administrative parts of Kopidlno. Etymology Th ...

– Kostelec – Kovač – Kozojedy –

Kyje Kyje (german: Keeg) is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, German ...

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Lázně Bělohrad Lázně Bělohrad () is a spa town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Brtev, Dolní Javoří, Dolní Nová Ves, Horní Nová Ves, Hřídelec, L ...

– Libáň –

Libošovice Libošovice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dobšice, Malá Lhota, Malechovice, Meziluží, Nepřívěc, Podkost ...

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Libuň Libuň is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Březka, Jivany and Libunec are administrative parts of Libuň. Demo ...

– Lískovice – Lukavec u Hořic – Lužany – Markvartice –

Miletín Miletín is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. History The first written mention of Miletín is from 1124. Notable people *Diviš Bořek of Miletínek (?–1438), Hussite ...

– Milovice u Hořic – Mladějov – Mlázovice – Nemyčeves – Nevratice –

Nová Paka Nová Paka (, german: Neupaka) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Heřmanice, Kumburský Újezd, Podlevín, Přibyslav, Pustá Prose� ...

– Ohařice – Ohaveč –

Osek OSEK (''Offene Systeme und deren Schnittstellen für die Elektronik in Kraftfahrzeugen''; English: "''Open Systems and their Interfaces for the Electronics in Motor Vehicles''") is a standards body that has produced specifications for an embedded o ...

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Ostroměř Ostroměř is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Domoslavice, Nové Smrkovice and Sylvárův Újezd are administrati ...

– Ostružno – Pecka – Petrovičky –

Podhorní Újezd a Vojice Podhorní Újezd a Vojice is a municipality in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it ...

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Podůlší Podůlší is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Notable people * Josef Knap (1900–1973), writer and poet *Josef Vinklář Josef Vinklář (10 N ...

– Radim – Rašín – Rohoznice – Rokytňany – Samšina – Sběř – Sedliště – Sekeřice – Slatiny – Slavhostice – Sobčice – Soběraz –

Sobotka Sobotka () is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of ...

– Stará Paka – Staré Hrady –

Staré Místo Staré Místo is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. References

Villages in Jičín District {{HradecKrálové-geo-stub ...

– Staré Smrkovice – Střevač – Sukorady – Svatojanský Újezd – Šárovcova Lhota – Tetín – Třebnouševes – Třtěnice –

Tuř Tuř is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. History In 2019, the village of Hubálov, originally part of Tuř, was joined to Jičín Jičín (; german ...

– Úbislavice – Údrnice – Úhlejov – Újezd pod Troskami –

Úlibice Úlibice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bo ...

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Valdice Valdice (before 1950 Kartouzy-Valdice) is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Etymology Valdice was named after the nearby deer park (from German ''Wa ...

– Veliš – Vidochov – Vitiněves – Volanice – Vrbice – Vršce – Vřesník –

Vysoké Veselí Vysoké Veselí is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Veselská Lhota is an administrative part of Vysoké Veselí. Notable people *Fr ...

– Zámostí-Blata – Zelenecká Lhota – Železnice – Žeretice – Židovice –

Žlunice Žlunice is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Notable people *Václav Špála Václav Špála (24 August 1885 in Žlunice – 13 May 1946 in Pragu ...

Tourism

The district includes a number of natural reserves. The best known of these is the

Bohemian Paradise Bohemian Paradise ( cs, Český ráj) is a Protected Landscape Area and a region in Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It was declared in 1955, as the first nature reserve in the country. At first, it was 95 square kilometres in area; today it is a ...

Landscape Park, which includes the

Prachov Rocks The Prachov Rocks ( cs, Prachovské skály) are a rock formation in the Czech Republic approximately 5 kilometres west of Jičín. Since 1933, they have been a protected natural reserve. The region where the formations are located is called Bohemi ...

range of

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...

formations. The

Kost Castle Kost Castle is a Gothic castle in Libošovice municipality in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It lies in the nature region of Bohemian Paradise and is owned by Kinský dal Borgo noble family. History and d ...

is the most important cultural sight in the district.

Economy

The district is home to the largest deposit of high-quality glass sand within the Czech Republic.

References

External links

List of towns and villages of the Jičín District
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