Tourist information center Of Nový Jičín

Town Hall tower with chimes

Town Hall tower with chimes

Above the passageway to Lidická Street is a double-graded prismatic clock tower topped with a gallery and a small tower, which was added to the town hall during the radical reconstruction in 1929-1930.

The tower offers visitors a wide view of the surrounding area in all four directions.

On the north side there are:

Kunín Castle
Šenov u Nové Jičína
the former Autopal premises
On the south side there are:

Tonak hinge factory
On the eastern side there are:

Elementary schools Komenský 66 and 68
Dot
Beskydy
On the west side there are:

ruins of Starý Jičín Castle
the tower of the Spanish Chapel located in Smetana Gardens
The chimes on the tower of the town hall were taken in 2013 to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the first written mention of Nový Jičín. The chimes play a total of 8 times a day, always two minutes before the full hour from 9 am to 3 pm, and then at 6 pm. After that, the classic chime of the time indication is sounded. The clock also allows various melodies to be recorded, stored and played back, so songs such as General Laudon Goes Through the Village or Tight Path Leads to Jičín can be heard from the Town Hall Tower. At noon, Beethoven's Ode to Joy is always played.

And how do you get to the tower?

There are two ways to access the tower:

as part of the City Walk service, which must be booked in advance at the Nový Jičín Visitor Centre.
during the Nový Jičín Town Festival in September

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Quick links:

Contact information:
(+420) 556 711 888
(+420) 556 768 288
(+420) 735 704 070

icentrum@novyjicin.cz
http://www.icnj.cz/

Address:
Masarykovo nám, 45/29
Nový Jičín 741 01
Česká republika

GPS:
N 49° 35' 39.184''
E 18° 0' 29.756''

Opening hours:
Po–Pá: 8:00 – 17:00
So, Ne: 9:00 – 16:00
Svátky: 9:00 – 16:00

This project was co-financed by provision of 20,000 CZK from the budget of the Moravian-Silesian Region, support of TIC in the Moravian-Silesian Region for 2013.

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