Hanušovice () is a town in

Šumperk District Šumperk District () is a Okres, district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Šumperk. Administrative division Šumperk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extende ...

in the

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Sl ...

of the

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. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The

Holba Pivovar Holba is a brewery located in Hanušovice, Czech Republic. The major owner is a brewer company Pivovary CZ Group a.s. Annual production is over 350,000 hectoliters. The most notable product is Holba Šerák, a medium strong beer, n ...

brewery is located in the town.

Administrative division

Hanušovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hanušovice (2,522) *Hynčice nad Moravou (89) *Potůčník (102) *Vysoké Žibřidovice (69) *Žleb (37)

Etymology

The name of Hanušovice is derived from its original name ''Hanns Dorf / Hanušova ves'', which is equivalent to "John's village".

Geography

Hanušovice is located about north of

Šumperk Šumperk (; ) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. It is an industrial town, but it also contains valuable historical and architectural monuments. The historic town centre is well preserved and i ...

and northwest of

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

. It lies in the

Hanušovice Highlands Hanušovice Highlands (, ) are highlands within the Eastern Sudetes mountain range that runs between Poland and the Czech Republic. It is named after Hanušovice town. The area is 793 km² and its average elevation is 527.2 meters. The hig ...

. A small part of the municipal territory in the north extends into the

Králický Sněžník Králický Sněžník () or Śnieżnik () is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. With , it is the highest mountain of the Králický Sněžník Mountains. Etymology The name ''Sněžník'' or ''Śnieżnik'' derives ...

mountains and includes the highest point of Hanušovice, a

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at above sea level. The town is situated in a narrow valley at the confluence of the Morava and

Branná Branná (until 1949 Kolštejn; ) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. ...

rivers.

History

The first written mention of Hanušovice is from 1325. The village was burned down during the

Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478) The Bohemian War (1468–1478) began when the Kingdom of Bohemia was invaded by the king of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus. Matthias invaded with the pretext of returning Bohemia to Catholicism; at the time, it was ruled by the Hussite king, George ...

and renewed a hundred years later. In the 16th century, the hamlet of Holba was founded. Hanušovice was originally an agricultural village, but became industrialised in 1852 after the

cotton mill A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system. Although some were driven ...

was established. In 1923, Hanušovice and Holba were merged. The municipality became a town in 1975. Hanušovice was originally ethnically a German village. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the Gross Rosen concentration camp was located nearby. After the war, the whole German population was expelled and Hanušovice was resettled by Czechs. Hanušovice was damaged during the

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

and

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floods.

Demographics

Economy

Hanušovice is known for the

brewery, founded in 1874.

Transport

Hanušovice is a railway junction. It lies on two railway lines:

–Jeseník and

Zábřeh Zábřeh (; ) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Zábřeh consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ...

–

Jeseník Jeseník (; until 1947 Frývaldov (); , ) is a spa town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Jeseník consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 202 ...

. The mountain section from Hanušovice to Jeseník was reconstructed and modernized in 2015–2017, and the railway station in Hanušovice in 2021.

Culture

The town hosts a beer festival every year, known as ''Pivovarské slavnosti'' ("Brewery festivities"). It is organized by the Holba Brewery and is situated in the brewery's areal. Two stages are presented with music performances are presented. Special kinds of beers are prepared.

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Nicholas with a Renaissance core from 1656. It was reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1783. The church complex includes a Baroque statue of Saint

John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (; ; ) ( 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (a western part of what is now the Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts st ...

from 1748 and a Marian column from 1825 in the

Empire style The Empire style (, ''style Empire'') is an early-nineteenth-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts, representing the second phase of Neoclassicism. It flourished between 1800 and 1815 duri ...

. The Empire style building of the rectory is from the 1830s. There is a small museum in the brewery.

Notable people

* Arnold Walter (1902–1973), Canadian musicologist and composer

Twin towns – sister cities

Hanušovice is twinned with: *

Nitrianske Pravno Nitrianske Pravno (; until 1946 ''Nemecké Pravno'' , / ''Deutsch Pranno'', ) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 139 ...

, Slovakia

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanusovice Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Šumperk District Holocaust locations in Czechoslovakia