REGION

Text a foto:

Marie Machková

www.novyjicin.cz

Mgr. Stanislav Kopecký

Starosta města Nový Jičín

Mayor of the town of Nový Jičín

Nový Jičín

Can Keep

Up With

The Times

The city of Nový Jičín lies in the northeast of Czechia, and its first written record dates back to the

year 1313. At its centre is a square plaza surrounded by a cloister. The historical core of the city is

a town monument reserve. The area of Nový Jičín houses ninety-three cultural monuments. The

city was also made famous for its industry and trade. Nový Jičín became the city of hats through its

widely popular hat production and legendary brand, Tonak. Today, the city possesses an industrial

CTPark and the town hall is investing into the development of housing.

Mr. Mayor, how would you characterize

Nový Jičín? What does the city offer to

potential investors?

Although Nový Jičín is a very old city, it can

keep up with the times. Its location is great in

terms of transport infrastructure as it lies in the

middle of the so-called ‘Silesian Crossroad’,

connecting our region to Austria, Slovakia

and Poland. Many large Czech and foreign

companies also operate here--Varroc, Hanon

Systems, CTP Invest, Tonak and Agel, just to

name a few. We cooperate with all of them,

though there is definitely room for even more

businesses. We are currently finishing up an

industrial zone with an area of 130,000 square

meters, and we made sure a fire brigade and

emergency medical service are close by.

What has the city been up to lately? What

projects can we look forward to?

We have managed to kick the land market

into gear to secure housing. We are providing

citizens with the first set of plots for family

houses. We are currently offering developers

land in the Pod Skalkou area, also meant for

family housing, while also holding a tender

for the purchase of land in Dolní Brána street

with the goal of constructing apartment

complexes. Come summer, we will begin the

reconstruction of a former medical hostel

into apartments meant for young adults. We

were troubled by the stagnant traffic in the

city, and so we developed a plan to solve

this issue. In some areas, we are planning

to change traffic signs, in others build new

parking spaces. To increase the quality of life,

we are beginning the expansion of the Koleje

cycling path, we have developed a beach by

the Čerťák reservoir and we are working on

restoring the Skalky stone theatre.

Thank you for the interview.

POSITIV 1/2021 ǀ 63