Znak Jicína nad vchodem do zámku / Coat of arms of Jicín above the Chateau entrance - Jicín (East Bohemia)
N 50° 26.195 E 015° 21.142
33U E 525023 N 5587233
Depicted bronze CoAs of town Jicín decorates entrance arcade leading to the 1st courtyard of the vast Baroque chateau complex in Jicín.
Waymark Code: WM12GJC
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/24/2020
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Depicted bronze CoAs of town Jicín decorates entrance arcade leading to the 1st courtyard of the vast Baroque chateau complex in Jicín.
Vast complex of the Early-Baroque Chateau Jicín (Zámek Jicín; also called Wallenstein Chateau/Valdštejnský zámek), originally a Renaissance residence built in 1608-1616 and later extended in Baroque style, is an important landmark of the town centre.
The unfinished ducal residence of Albrecht of Wallenstein and its complex building development is a proof of the level of architecture in the 17th-19th century and interventions preservationists during the 20th century.
Chateau Jicín is the largest building on the town's main public space - Wallenstein Square (Valdštejnské námestí). Three-storey complex with almost square ground plan (70 × 70 m) has three courtyards. It is located in the corner of the square, has 12 arcaded pillars and the main (north) facade is finished with the original corner oriel windows. Chateau currently houses the Jicín Regional Museum, Tourist information centre, a gallery and an elementary art school.
Source: excerpted and translated from
Wikipedia
and
National Heritage Institute portal.
Jicín (German: Gitschin; 16600 inhabitants), a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czechia (East Bohemia geographically), lies approximately 85 km NE of Prague in the scenic region of the Bohemian Paradise (Ceský ráj) under the Prachov Rocks (Prachovské skály). Jicín has been declared a Municipal Reserve (mestská památková rezervace) because of its well-preserved historical center, built around a rectangular square with a regular Gothic street layout, remnants of fortifications and arcade Renaissance and Baroque houses. The town is also connected with the popular fairy-tale character, Robin Hood-like robber Rumcajs. The Battle of Gitschin was fought nearby during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. The town of Jicín was probably founded at the end of the 12th century. [wiki]