Uhlířské Janovice (german: Kohljanowitz) is a town in
Kutná Hora District
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Administrative parts
Villages of Bláto, Janovická Lhota, Kochánov, Malejovice, Mitrov, Opatovice II and Silvánka are administrative parts of Uhlířské Janovice.
Geography
Uhlířské Janovice is located about southwest of
Kutná Hora and southeast of
Prague
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. It lies in the
Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the hill Dračí skála at above sea level. The Výrovka River springs here and flows across the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Uhlířské Janovice is from 1352. It was founded by Jan of Sternberg, probably in 1250. The town was owned by the Sternberg family until 1750, when it was merged with the
Rataje estate.
Sights
There are three churches. The landmark of the town square is the Church of Saint Aloysius. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1767–1795.
The Church of Saint Giles dates from the late 12th or early 13th century. It is a small Romanesque-Gothic church, which lost its function after the new church was built on the square.
The Church of Saint George in Malejovice is originally an early Gothic building, which probably dates from the 13th century. Baroque modifications were made in 1713.
The former synagogue dates from 1798. Today the building is used as the prayer house of the
Czechoslovak Hussite Church
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The town hall on the town square dates from 1786.][
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Notable people
* Friedrich Ritter von Friedländer-Malheim (1825–1901), Bohemian-Austrian painter
References
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Kutná Hora District
Jewish communities in the Czech Republic