The valley of the village Žilina is situated on the Jičínka river in the vicinity of Nový Jičín, along the road to Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. The village merged with Nový Jičín on 1 January 1966. The oldest written mention of the village dates back to 1397. The origin of the village is Czech, it started to be Germanized in the 16th century. During the First Republic the village retained its mostly German character and during the occupation it was incorporated into Germany. The village was liberated in the early evening of 6 May 1945.

Among the monuments of the village is the church of St. Nicholas. It is an oriented longitudinal Gothic church with a polygonal end and a square tower in the axis of the facade, built at the end of the 14th century on the site of an older, partly wooden building, probably dating from the end of the 13th century. According to the literature, the nave and tower were modified in the 17th and late 19th centuries. Other monuments include the early 19th century Robed House and the Chapel of the Passion of Christ, a brick rectangular chapel with a semicircular finial, built in 1733.

The green tourist route No. 4828 passes through the village and leads to Skalky or in the opposite direction to Trojačka.

 

More information about the village can be found HERE