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Jankov Most, Uniate Church
Jankov may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Jankov (Benešov District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *Jankov (České Budějovice District) Jankov is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Holašovice is an administrative part of Jankov. Etymology ..., a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region * Jankov (Pelhřimov District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jankov (Benešov District)
Jankov is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bedřichovice, Čečkov, Čestín, Jankovská Lhota, Nosákov, Odlochovice, Otradovice, Pičín and Podolí are administrative parts of Jankov. History The Battle of Jankau was fought nearby on 6 March 1645, during the 1618 to 1648 Thirty Years' War. It featured a Swedish Empire, Swedish army under Lennart Torstensson and an Holy Roman Empire, Imperial force commanded by Melchior von Hatzfeldt, von Hatzfeldt. Both contained around 16,000 troops, but the more experienced and better equipped Swedes won a crushing victory; the Imperial army suffered 5,000 casualties and lost 4,650 prisoners. References Villages in Benešov District {{CentralBohemia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jankov (České Budějovice District)
Jankov is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Holašovice is an administrative part of Jankov. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Janek, meaning "Janek's (court)". Geography Jankov is located about west of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the Švelhán hill at above sea level. There are several fishponds in the northern part of the municipal territory. Most of the municipality lies within the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area. History The first written mention of Jankov is from 1379. Until 1850, it belonged to the Český Krumlov estate and shared its owners. Until the end World War II, Jankov was ethnically Czech village and Holašovice was a German village; then the German population was expelled. From 1850 to 1956, Jankov was an administrative part of Čakov. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |