Jankov (Benešov District)
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jankov
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Jankov (okres Benešov) (2.).jpg
| image_caption = A pond in Jankov
| image_flag = Jankov Flag.jpg
| image_shield = Jankov CoA.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Benešov
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|39|11|N|14|43|51|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1352
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 29.81
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 510
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 916
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 257 03
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| website = {{URL|https://obecjankov.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Jankov is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Jankov consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
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- Jankov (478)
- Bedřichovice (42)
- Čečkov (17)
- Čestín (14)
- Jankovská Lhota (52)
- Nosákov (39)
- Odlochovice (179)
- Otradovice (30)
- Pičín (74)
- Podolí (8)
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Čečkov, Nosákov and Odlochovice form an exclave of the municipal territory.
Geography
Jankov is located about {{convert|15|km|0}} south of Benešov and {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at {{convert|675|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Chotýšanka River flows through the municipality. The area is rich in small fishponds.
History
The first written mention of Jankov is from 1352. From 1418 to 1702, the village was owned by the Talmberk family. The last noble owners of Jankov before the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848 was the Chotek family.{{cite web |title=Historie obce Jankov|url=https://obecjankov.cz/historie/obec-jankov|publisher=Obec Jankov|language=cs|access-date=2023-04-14}}
The Battle of Jankau was fought nearby on 6 March 1645, during the Thirty Years' War. It featured a Swedish army under Lennart Torstensson and an Imperial force commanded by Melchior von Hatzfeld.{{cite book |last=Guthrie|first=William P.|title=The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia|date=2003|publisher=ABC-CLIO|pages=128–136}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|2076
|1880|2252
|1890|2322
|1900|2157
|1910|1983
|1921|1885
|1930|1738
|1950|1305
|1961|1294
|1970|1130
|1980|943
|1991|891
|2001|893
|2011|940
|2021|933
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
File:Odlochovice - zámek (3).JPG
The main landmark of Jankov is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Romanesque style in the mid-12th century. In the 17th century, Baroque modifications were made.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jana-krtitele-2141820|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-04-14}}
The Church of Saint Lawrence is located in Bedřichovice. It is a Romanesque-Gothic building from the third quarter of the 13th century.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Vavřince|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-vavrince-2140951|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-04-14}}
A notable building is the castle in Odlochovice. It was built in the Renaissance style on the site of an old Gothic fortress. Neorenaissance reconstruction took place at the end of the 19th century. Today it houses an institute of social care. A large castle park also belongs to the castle.{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-2297265|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-04-14}}
References
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External links
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- {{official|https://obecjankov.cz/}}
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