Hanušovice

Hanušovice
Town
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag Coat of arms
Hanušovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′50″N 16°56′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1325
Government
• Mayor	Marek Kostka
Area
• Total	36.81 km^2 (14.21 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,900
• Density	79/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	788 33
Website	www.hanusovice.info

Hanušovice (German: Hannsdorf) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The Holba brewery is located in the town.

Administrative parts

The villages of Hynčice nad Moravou, Potůčník, Vysoké Žibřidovice and Žleb are administrative parts of Hanušovice.

Etymology

The name of Hanušovice is derived from its original name Hanns Dorf / Hanušova ves, which is equivalent to "John's village".^[2]

Geography

Hanušovice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Šumperk and 58 km (36 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. A small part of the municipal territory in the north extends into the Králický Sněžník mountains and includes the highest point of Hanušovice, a contour line at 990 m (3,250 ft) above sea level. The town is situated in a narrow valley at the confluence of the Morava and Branná rivers.

History

The first written mention of Hanušovice is from 1325. The village was burned down during the Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478) and renewed a hundred years later. In the 16th century, the hamlet of Holba was founded. Hanušovice was originally an agricultural village, but became industrialised in 1852 after the cotton mill was established. In 1923, Hanušovice and Holba were merged. The municipality became a town in 1975.^[2]

Hanušovice was originally ethnically a German village. During World War II, the Gross Rosen concentration camp was located nearby. After the war, the whole German population was expelled and Hanušovice was resettled by Czechs.

Hanušovice was damaged during the 1997 and 2024 floods.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,799 —     1880 3,373 +20.5% 1890 3,722 +10.3% 1900 3,924 +5.4% 1910 4,285 +9.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,181 −2.4% 1930 4,841 +15.8% 1950 2,919 −39.7% 1961 3,156 +8.1% 1970 3,051 −3.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 3,416 +12.0% 1991 3,754 +9.9% 2001 3,599 −4.1% 2011 3,253 −9.6% 2021 2,819 −13.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

Holba brewery

Hanušovice is known for the Holba brewery, founded in 1874.^[2]

Transport

Hanušovice is a railway junction.^[2] It lies on two railway lines: Šumperk–Jeseník and Zábřeh–Jeseník. The mountain section from Hanušovice to Jeseník was reconstructed and modernized in 2015–2017, and the railway station in Hanušovice in 2021.^[6]

Culture

The town hosts a beer festival every year, known as Pivovarské slavnosti ("Brewery festivities"). It is organized by the Holba Brewery and is situated in the brewery's areal. Two stages are presented with music performances are presented. Special kinds of beers are prepared.^[7]

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Nicholas with a Renaissance core from 1656. It was reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1783. The church complex includes a Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1748 and a Marian column from 1825 in the Empire style.^[8][9]

The Empire style building of the rectory is from the 1830s.^[8]

There is a small museum in the brewery.^[10]

Notable people

• Arnold Walter (1902–1973), Canadian musicologist and composer

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Hanušovice is twinned with:^[11]

• Nitrianske Pravno, Slovakia

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Hanušovice" (in Czech). Aspida. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
3. "Za deset minut byla voda o metr výš. Hanušovice ani nestihly evakuovat". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Oprava nádraží v Hanušovicích je hotová, s pracemi před stanicí chce pokračovat i radnice" (in Czech). Czech Television. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
7. "Pivovarské slavnosti" (in Czech). Pivovar Holba a.s. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
8. "Kostel sv. Mikuláše v Hanušovicích" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
9. "Kostel sv. Mikuláše s ohradní zdí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
10. "Excursions and the Brewery Museum". Pivovar Holba a.s. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
11. "Družobné vzťahy" (in Slovak). Obec Nitrianske Pravno. Retrieved 2022-01-22.

External links

• Official website