Velké Janovice is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Velké Janovice | |
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 View from the municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Velké Janovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′16″N 16°13′12″E / 49.58778°N 16.22000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| First mentioned | 1364 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 141 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 593 01 |
| Website | velkejanovice |
Geography
editVelké Janovice is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Žďár nad Sázavou and 49 km (30 mi) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is at 701 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Velké Janovice is from 1364. At the end of the 15th century, the village was acquired by the Pernštejn family. From 1588 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality, Velké Janovice belonged to the Bystřice estate.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5] In the centre of Velké Janovice is the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, which was built in 1892.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Velké Janovice. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velké Janovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Velké Janovice – Kaple Panny Marie Bolestné". Farnosti Jimramovska (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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