Červené Janovice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
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Coordinates: 49°50′5″N 15°15′12″E / 49.83472°N 15.25333°E | |
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Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Kutná Hora |
First mentioned | 1352 |
Area | |
• Total | 14.98 km2 (5.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 657 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 285 42 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Chvalov, Lány, Plhov, Vilémovice, Zadní and Zhoř are administrative parts of Červené Janovice.
Geography
editČervené Janovice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Kutná Hora and 57 km (35 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The territory is rich in fishponds, supplied by minor watercourses.
History
editThe first written mention of Červené Janovice is from 1352.[2] It was called Janovičky up to the 18th century. From 1724, the village was owned by the town of Kutná Hora.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editAn important monument is the Červené Janovice Castle. It was originally a Gothic fortress, rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the early 17th century, then it was rebuilt into the early Baroque castle in 1646–1660.[6]
The Church of Saint Martin was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1909–1911.[7]
The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in Vilémovice. It was originally a late Romanesque building from the second half of the 13th century, reconstructed in the 18th and 19th centuries.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Územní plán obce Červené Janovice" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Červené Janovice. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Červené Janovice – historie" (in Czech). Obec Červené Janovice. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kutná Hora" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Martina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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