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The parish church was begun by Wallenstein after the model of the pilgrims' church of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, but not completed till 1655. The castle, which stands next to the church, was built by Wallenstein and finished in 1630. It was here that the emperor Francis I of Austria signed the treaty of 1813 by which he threw in his lot with the Allies against Napoleon. Wallenstein was interred at the neighbouring Carthusian monastery, but in 1639 the head and right hand were taken by General Banér to Sweden, and in 1702 the other remains were removed by Count Vincent of Waldstein to his hereditary burying ground at Mnichovo Hradiste.
Jicin was originally the village of Zidineves and received its present name when it was raised to the dignity of a town by Wenceslaus II in 1302. The place belonged to various noble Bohemian families, and in the 17th century came into the hands of Wallenstein, who made it the capital of the duchy of Frydlant and did much to improve and extend it. On June 29, 1866 the Prussians gained here a great victory over the Austrians. This victory made possible the junction of the first and second Prussian army corps, and had as an ultimate result the Austrian defeat at Hradec Kralove.
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Jicin's city Web site (Site is written in Czech) (http://www.jicin.cz/)
Jicin was originally the village of Zidineves and received its present name when it was raised to the dignity of a town by Wenceslaus II in 1302.
The place belonged to various noble Bohemian families, and in the 17th century came into the hands of Wallenstein, who made it the capital of the duchy of Frydlant and did much to improve and extend it.
Jicin was originally located on the site of today's Stare Misto village near the Velis Castle, but the city was later moved further north and the city walls
The Velis area was purchased by Jesek of Vartenburg from John of Luxemburg in 1337, and Jicin lost its royal status, becoming a tribute town.
During the 1500's, Jicin took on a Renaissance brick look, and the Valdice Gate, with the appearance of a two-story prism with a tunnel underneath, was built using the former Gothic walls.
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