Velké Janovice

Velké Janovice
Municipality
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
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1364
Area
• Total	3.46 km^2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	141
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	593 01
Website	velkejanovice.cz

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.

Geography

Velké 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

The 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 270 —     1880 289 +7.0% 1890 304 +5.2% 1900 290 −4.6% 1910 263 −9.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 266 +1.1% 1930 248 −6.8% 1950 184 −25.8% 1961 174 −5.4% 1970 163 −6.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 138 −15.3% 1991 133 −3.6% 2001 129 −3.0% 2011 120 −7.0% 2021 132 +10.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes

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

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Velké Janovice. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velké Janovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
6. "Velké Janovice – Kaple Panny Marie Bolestné". Farnosti Jimramovska (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-12-14.

External links

• Official website