Janůvky

Janůvky
Janůvky
Municipality
	Eastern part of Janůvky
	Flag Coat of arms
	Janůvky Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°40′18″N 16°35′32″E / 49.67167°N 16.59222°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1365
Area
• Total	3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Elevation	476 m (1,562 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	65
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	569 43
Website	www.obecjanuvky.cz

Janůvky is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants.

Geography

Janůvky is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Svitavy and 51 km (32 mi) north of Brno. It lies mostly in the Svitavy Uplands, but the eastern part of the municipal territory extends into the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the hill Janůvské čihadlo at 606 m (1,988 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Janůvky is from 1365, when it belonged to the Moravská Třebová estate. For centuries, the inhabitants made a living from agriculture and weaving. In the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, mining of lignite, refractory clay and fire clay developed.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	409	—
1880	436	+6.6%
1890	442	+1.4%
1900	499	+12.9%
1910	450	−9.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	426	−5.3%
1930	341	−20.0%
1950	145	−57.5%
1961	128	−11.7%
1970	102	−20.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	82	−19.6%
1991	64	−22.0%
2001	41	−35.9%
2011	46	+12.2%
2021	56	+21.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Janůvky. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Janůvky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Janůvky. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

[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 Janůvky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

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