Lichnov (German: Lichnau) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

The village was originally named Lichtenau ('light meadow') in German, referring to a light-filled place in dense vegetation.

From the 18th century onwards, the shortened form Lichnau was used in German, which led to the change of the Czech name to Lichnov.

The stream Lichnovský potok flows across the municipality before it joins the Lubina just outside the territory of Lichnov.

The railway line Valašské Meziříčí–Frýdlant nad Ostravicí passes through the southern part of the municipality, but there is no train station.