Uhlířské Janovice

Uhlířské Janovice
Town
Václavské Square
Flag Coat of arms
Uhlířské Janovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′52″N 15°3′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kutná Hora
First mentioned	1352
Government
• Mayor	Petr Barták
Area
• Total	25.44 km^2 (9.82 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,136
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	285 04
Website	www.uhlirskejanovice.cz

Uhlířské Janovice (German: Kohljanowitz) is a town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitantas.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bláto, Janovická Lhota, Kochánov, Malejovice, Mitrov, Opatovice II and Silvánka are administrative parts of Uhlířské Janovice.

Etymology

The settlement was named Janovice after its founder Jan of Sternberg. The attribute Uhlířské was added to distinguish it from other places with the same name and refers to the charcoal burners (Czech: uhlíři) that lived here.^[2]

Geography

Uhlířské Janovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of Kutná Hora and 42 km (26 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the hill Dračí skála at 516 m (1,693 ft) above sea level. The Výrovka River originates here and flows across the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Uhlířské Janovice is from 1352. It was founded by Jan of Sternberg, probably in 1250. The town was owned by the Sternberg family until 1750, when it was merged with the Rataje estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,270 —     1880 3,301 +0.9% 1890 3,158 −4.3% 1900 3,119 −1.2% 1910 3,162 +1.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,942 −7.0% 1930 2,946 +0.1% 1950 2,487 −15.6% 1961 2,710 +9.0% 1970 2,689 −0.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 3,010 +11.9% 1991 2,956 −1.8% 2001 3,077 +4.1% 2011 3,046 −1.0% 2021 3,071 +0.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Uhlířské Janovice is located on the railway line Kolín–Ledečko.^[6]

Sights

Church of Saint Aloysius

There are three churches. The landmark of the town square is the Church of Saint Aloysius. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1767–1795.^[7]

The Church of Saint Giles dates from the late 12th or early 13th century. It is a small Romanesque-Gothic church, which lost its function after the new church was built on the square.^[8]

The Church of Saint George in Malejovice is originally an early Gothic building, which probably dates from the 13th century. Baroque modifications were made in 1713.^[9]

The former synagogue dates from 1798. Today the building is used as the prayer house of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.^[3]

The town hall on the town square dates from 1786.^[3]

Notable people

• Friedrich Ritter von Friedländer-Malheim (1825–1901), Bohemian-Austrian painter

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 102.
3. "Z historie města" (in Czech). Město Uhlířské Janovice. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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. "Detail stanice Uhlířské Janovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
7. "Kostel sv. Aloise" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
8. "Kostel sv. Jiljí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
9. "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-22.

External links

• Official website