<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Ji%C4%8D%C3%ADn" class="extiw" title="w:en:Jičín">Jičín</a> is a town in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Hradec_Kr%C3%A1lov%C3%A9_Region" class="extiw" title="w:en:Hradec Králové Region">Hradec Králové Region</a> of the Czech Republic. It lies northeast of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Prague" class="extiw" title="w:en:Prague">Prague</a> in the scenic region of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Bohemian_Paradise" class="extiw" title="w:en:Bohemian Paradise">’Bohemian Paradise’</a> (<i>Český ráj</i>) under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Prachov_Rocks" class="extiw" title="w:en:Prachov Rocks">Prachov Rocks</a> (<i>Prachovské skály</i>).
<p>Jičín has been declared a Municipal Reserve (<i>městská památková rezervace</i>) because of its well-preserved historical center, built around a rectangular square with a regular <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Gothic_architecture" class="extiw" title="w:en:Gothic architecture">Gothic</a> street layout, remnants of fortifications and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Renaissance_architecture" class="extiw" title="w:en:Renaissance architecture">Renaissance</a> arcade and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Baroque_architecture" class="extiw" title="w:en:Baroque architecture">Baroque</a> houses. The town is also connected with the popular fairy-tale character of <i>Rumcajs</i>.  The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Battle_of_Gitschin" class="extiw" title="w:en:Battle of Gitschin">Battle of Gitschin</a> was fought nearby during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Austro-Prussian_War" class="extiw" title="w:en:Austro-Prussian War">Austro-Prussian War</a> of 1866.
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