Kopidlno is a town in the Jičín District

Jicín District

The Jičín District is a district within the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Jičín.-Complete list of towns and villages:Cities are bolded.Bačalky -Bašnice -Běchary -Bílsko u Hořic -Boháňka -...

 of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 2,238. Kopidlno lies between Jičín

Jicín

Jičín is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It lies approximately 85 km northeast of Prague in the scenic region of the Bohemian Paradise under the Prachov Rocks ....

 and Poděbrady

Podebrady

Poděbrady is a historical spa town in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on the river Labe 50 km east of Prague on the D11 highway. A historic milestone in the life of the town was the year 1905, when it was visited by the German estate owner Prince von Bülow...

, 80 kilometers from Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

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History

Kopidlno has 4 outskirts - Kopidlno, Drahoraz, Mlýnec, Ledkov, Pševes. The word Kopidlno is probably derived from the name of medicinal plants found in the surrounding forests. The first owners of Kopidlno were the Lords of Kopidlno.

Sights

A castle from 16th century and the church of St. Jacob are two of the outstanding historical buildings.

Events

According to the Wikipedia article, Czech Bluegrass

Czech bluegrass

Czech Bluegrass is a term that describes Czech interpretations of the bluegrass genre of music that emerged during the middle of the twentieth century in the southeastern United States....

, in 1972 Kopidlno founded the first (and now longest-running) Bluegrass festival in Europe.

External links

• Official web - here you can find more information about the city.