Tichá


Tichá is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
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Etymology

The name literally means 'silent' in Czech.

Geography

Tichá is located about east of Nový Jičín and south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the hill Tichavská hůrka at above sea level. The Tichávka Stream flows through the municipality. The Lubina River flows along the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Tichá is from 1359.

Transport

The I/58 road from Ostrava to Rožnov pod Radhoštěm passes through the western part of the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Tichá is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was originally a wooden church from the first quarter of the 16th century, but it burned down in 1964 after being struck by lightning. In 1976, the current modern church was built on its site.
Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are a sandstone column shrine from 1647, a late Baroque sandstone cross from 1770, and the Smuteční píseň sculptural group from 1959.