Velké Janovice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Velké Janovice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Velké Janovice, pohled od OÚ.jpg
| image_caption = View from the municipal office
| image_flag = Velké Janovice flag.jpg
| image_shield = Velké Janovice CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Vysočina
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Žďár nad Sázavou
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|35|16|N|16|13|12|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1364
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3.46
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 580
| 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 = 141
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 593 01
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://velkejanovice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
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 {{convert|20|km}} east of Žďár nad Sázavou and {{convert|49|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is at {{convert|701|m|ft|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://velkejanovice.cz/zajimavosti/historie-obce/|publisher=Obec Velké Janovice|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-14}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|270
|1880|289
|1890|304
|1900|290
|1910|263
|1921|266
|1930|248
|1950|184
|1961|174
|1970|163
|1980|138
|1991|133
|2001|129
|2011|120
|2021|132
|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:Velké Janovice, kaple (1).jpg
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Velké Janovice|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=63&okres=635&obec=596990&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-23}} In the centre of Velké Janovice is the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, which was built in 1892.{{cite web |title=Velké Janovice – Kaple Panny Marie Bolestné|url=http://www.farnostijimramovska.cz/velke-janovice-kaple-panny-marie-bolestne/|work=Farnosti Jimramovska|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-14}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Velké Janovice}}
- {{official|https://velkejanovice.cz/}}
{{Žďár nad Sázavou District}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Velke Janovice}}