Rašín

Rašín is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Rácha or Ráša, meaning "Rácha's/Ráša's".

Rašín is located about southeast of Jičín and northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies a flat and predominantly agricultural landscape in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is at above sea level.
In the southern part of the municipality is a forest, protected as a nature monument. The Kazatelna Nature Monument has an area of and the reason for protection is the occurrence of protected and endangered plant species.

The first written mention of Rašín is from 1134, when it was owned by the nobleman Preneš of Hořice. He sold the village to Prague archbishop Jan I, who donated the village to the Strahov Monastery. After Rašín changed owners several times, it was bought by the Lords of Pecka and annexed to the Pecka estate. After the Battle of White Mountain, the village became a part of the Hořice estate.

The railway line Hradec Králové–Turnov runs through the northern part of the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Jeřice.

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.