Janov (Bruntál District)
Janov | |
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| Coordinates: 50°14′41″N 17°28′53″E / 50.24472°N 17.48139°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1267 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jan Borovec |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 258 |
| • Density | 23.4/km2 (60.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 84 |
| Website | www |
Janov (German: Johannesthal) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants, making it one of the least populous towns in the country.
Geography
Janov is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Bruntál and 72 kilometres (45 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point of the municipal territory is on the slopes of the hill Solný vrch at 860 m (2,822 ft) above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Osoblaha River.
History
Janov was probably founded in 1251 by Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg as an agricultural forest village. From its inception until 1588, Janov was part of the Osoblaha estate, owned by the bishops of Olomouc. In 1535, it was promoted to a free mining town by bishop Stanislav I Thurzo. It was assumed that there are rich deposits of precious metals around the town and its mining will bring prosperity and wealth. Although the assumptions were not met and the mining ended in 1581, the already granted privileges helped the development of Janov and gave the town an urban character.[2][3]
The prosperity ended with the Thirty Years' War, when Janov was occupied by the Swedish army. In 1741, during the War of the Austrian Succession, the town was burned down by Prussians. However, it recovered. In 1938, Janov was annexed by the Nazi Germany. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled and the town depopulated.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The town square is considered architecturally valuable.[2] In the western corner of the square is the Church of the Holy Trinity, which was built in the late Baroque style in 1780–1783, with a cemetery located on the grounds. In the middle of the square are the Mining Memorial erected for the 650th anniversary of the town and a Baroque statue of the Virgin Mary Immaculate from 1739. The cemetery includes two valuable chapels from the 19th century.[6]
A regional museum is located on the premises of the town hall.[6]
On the right bank of the Osoblaha stands a linden tree that can be up to 1000 years old. It is one of the oldest and largest trees in the Czech Republic.[7]
Notable people
- Rudolf Mildner (1902–?), Austrian-German SS officer
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Zpráva o uplatňování ÚP Janov v uplynulém období (2017–2020)" (PDF) (in čeština). Město Janov. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Mikroregon Osoblažsko. August 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-22.[dead link]
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Zajímavosti" (in čeština). Mikroregon Osoblažsko. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ↑ Kuba, František (2010-06-24). "Janovská lípa je unikát, ale téměř nikdo ji nezná". Deník.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 2022-03-22.
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