Jičín District

Jičín District (Czech: okres Jičín) is a district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Jičín.

Jičín District Okres Jičín
District
Location in the Hradec Králové Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°25′N 15°25′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
Capital	Jičín
Area
• Total	886.87 km2 (342.42 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	80,746
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	111
* Towns	10
* Market towns	3

Administrative division

Jičín District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Jičín, Hořice and Nová Paka.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

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 – Dětenice – Dílce – Dobrá Voda u Hořic – Dolní Lochov – Dřevěnice – Holín – Holovousy – Hořice – Jeřice – Jičín – Jičíněves – Jinolice – Kacákova Lhota – Kbelnice – Kněžnice – Konecchlumí – Kopidlno – Kostelec – Kovač – Kozojedy – Kyje – Lázně Bělohrad – Libáň – Libošovice – Libuň – Lískovice – Lukavec u Hořic – Lužany – Markvartice – Miletín – Milovice u Hořic – Mladějov – Mlázovice – Nemyčeves – Nevratice – Nová Paka – Ohařice – Ohaveč – Osek – Ostroměř – Ostružno – Pecka – Petrovičky – Podhorní Újezd a Vojice – Podhradí – Podůlší – Radim – Rašín – Rohoznice – Rokytňany – Samšina – Sběř – Sedliště – Sekeřice – Slatiny – Slavhostice – Sobčice – Soběraz – Sobotka – Stará Paka – Staré Hrady – Staré Místo – Staré Smrkovice – Střevač – Sukorady – Svatojanský Újezd – Šárovcova Lhota – Tetín – Třebnouševes – Třtěnice – Tuř – Úbislavice – Údrnice – Úhlejov – Újezd pod Troskami – Úlibice – Valdice – Veliš – Vidochov – Vitiněves – Volanice – Vrbice – Vršce – Vřesník – Vysoké Veselí – Zámostí-Blata – Zelenecká Lhota – Železnice – Žeretice – Židovice – Žlunice

Geography

Landscape west of Jičín

The landscape is mainly deforested with flat or slightly undulating terrain, but in the north it turns into a hilly terrain. The territory extends into five geomorphological mesoregions: Jičín Uplands (most of the territory), Giant Mountains Foothills (northeast), East Elbe Table (south), Central Elbe Table (southwest) and Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge (small part in the north). The highest point of the district is the hill Kozinec in Vidochov with an elevation of 608 m (1,995 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Mrlina in Kopidlno at 206 m (676 ft).

From the total district area of 886.9 km² (342.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 601.4 km² (232.2 sq mi), forests occupy 193.3 km² (74.6 sq mi), and water area occupies 14.1 km² (5.4 sq mi). Forests cover 21.8% of the district's area.

There are no significant rivers and bodies of water. The longest river is the Cidlina, which crosses the territory from north to south. Another notable rivers in the district are the Mrlina and Bystřice. The largest body of water is the pond Zrcadlo with an area of 60 ha (150 acres).

Bohemian Paradise is the protected landscape area that extends into the district, in its northwestern part.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 112,576 —     1880 115,975 +3.0% 1890 117,292 +1.1% 1900 116,937 −0.3% 1910 119,885 +2.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 114,970 −4.1% 1930 110,778 −3.6% 1950 88,583 −20.0% 1961 87,434 −1.3% 1970 82,515 −5.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 81,894 −0.8% 1991 78,650 −4.0% 2001 77,761 −1.1% 2011 79,702 +2.5% 2021 78,704 −1.3%
Source: Censuses

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population	Area (km2)
Jičín	16,230	26
Nová Paka	9,060	29
Hořice	8,587	21
Lázně Bělohrad	3,720	28
Sobotka	2,432	19
Kopidlno	2,205	29
Stará Paka	2,134	22
Libáň	1,864	20
Železnice	1,374	13
Pecka	1,335	23

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Jičín District and at least 500 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
Continental Automotive Czech Republic	Jičín	5,000–9,999	Automotive industry
C.S.CARGO	Jičín	1,000–1,499	Freight transport by road
Regional Hospital Jičín	Jičín	1,000–1,499	Health care
Ronal CR	Jičín	500–999	Automotive industry
Filipa	Lázně Bělohrad	500–999	Office administrative activities
Antolin Liban	Libáň	500–999	Automotive industry

In Mladějov is the largest deposit of high-quality glass sand in the Czech Republic.

Transport

There are no motorways passing through the district. The most important road is the I/35 (part of the European route E442) from Liberec to Hradec Králové.

Sights

Kost Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:

• Humprecht Castle
• Kost Castle

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones, are:

• Jičín (monument reservation)
• Vesec (monument reservation)
• Pecka
• Sobotka
• Železnice
• Karlov
• Nové Smrkovice
• Štidla
• Studeňany

The most visited tourist destinations are the Prachov Rocks, Staré Hrady Castle, and Dětenice Castle.

Notable people

Main category: People from Jičín District

External links

• Jičín District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website