Starý Jičín8th June 2011

The realization of the projectCZ.1.07/1.1.07/02.008211.11. 2009 - 11.1. 2012

„Critical Thinking as an Instrument for a Pupil‘s Personality Formation“The project is financed from the European social fund and the Czech

Republic state budget.

An invitation to the ruins of castle Starý Jičín

Starojický hill stays solitarily only few kilometres from Nový Jičín in the North Moravia. A long time ago there used to be a solid castle on the top of this hill. The ruins are all that is left from the former castle. Opposite the ruins of the castle palace there is the renovated lookout tower in which is the exposition of historic weapons and documents about the castle and manor Starý Jičín situated.

Before the trip : - collecting information about Starý Jičín- working with the local legend- illustrations of the local legend- making the Starý Jičín coat of arms

Making the Starý Jičín coat of arms A heraldic description – the coat of arms is split into two halves, in the left gold field there is a red crowned jumping he-goat facing the middle of the coat of arms, in the right red field stands a gold grain sheaf.

Learning the terms:

• Jantarová path – the path connecting the Jadran Sea and Baltic Sea

• Strážisko – a place which used to watch for enemies to protect the land

• Sv. Václav = the patron of the Czech border – the church in Starý Jičín is dedicated to him

• The Lords from Kravaře and the Lords from Žerotín – former owners of the Starý Jičín manor

The legend of the Devil's prints

Once upon a time there was a prince living in the castle who held a banquet. Suddenly a storm came and a rich nobleman arrived to the castle. He started to woo the prince's daughter. While they were dancing her scarf fell on the floor. The girl reached down for it and she saw that her dance partner had a hoof instead of foot. The disclosed devil sat on a horse and quickly rode away of the castle. All of a sudden, he saw a cross. He startled at it and fell off the horse. There remained the prints of his head and hoot in the rock.

• Devil's prints – dramatization

On the trip:

The hike to the castle

St. Václav church At the prints of devil's head and hoof

Meeting with the caste manager

Visiting the castleThe castle was probably founded at the beginning of the 13th century by Arnold z Húckeswagen.

The castle in former times and now

Artefacts found in the ruins of the castle

A walk around the remains of the perimeter wall and exploration of the cellars.

After the trip:-free writing-what I liked the most-making medieval figures- a medieval castle

What I liked the most

Making medieval figures

A medieval castleSimple early castles were built of clay, sand, wood and wattle. Later they started to be made of stone and mortar.

The castle Starý Jičín, which was the third castle we visited, was as well as the castles Hukvaldy and Štramberk protecting the Moravská brána where the trade and military paths went through.

Made by Mgr. Pavla Rozsypalová

There were presented only my own photographs.