1503 - The wooden town burned down during a fire and work began on construction of a new stone town.

1533 - Work began to convert the Renaissance Žerotín Château and lasted until 1541.

1558 - Nový Jičín gained independence and became a chamber town (a subject of the government).

1593 - The town’s government is transferred to the repaired Žerotín Château.

1563 - Burgomaster Ondřej Řepa of Greifendorf built a Renaissance house with arcades on the square as a family residence, it is later known as the Old Post Office.

Bedřich ze Žerotína

Born: 16th century

Death: 1541 (Nový Jičín)

- Son of Petr ze Žerotína and Markéta z Pernštejna.

- In 1533 he took over the Štramberk estate with Nový Jičín and subsequently contributed to the fundamental reconstruction of the local manor house into a Renaissance chateau.

 

Ondřej Řepa

Born: 16th century

Death: 1596

- One of the most famous mayors of Nový Jičín.

- He owned a building on the square, today called the Old Post Office.