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Hanušovice (german: Hannsdorf) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 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, na ...
brewery is located in the town.


Administrative parts

Villages of Hynčice nad Moravou, Potůčník, Vysoké Žibřidovice and Žleb are administrative parts of Hanušovice.


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 and northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. A small part of the municipal territory in the north extends into the Králický Sněžník mountains and includes the highest point of Hanušovice, a contour line at above sea level. The town is situated in a narrow valley at a confluence of the rivers Morava and
Branná Branná (until 1949 Kolštejn; german: Goldenstein) 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 by law ...
.


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 of ...
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 was established. In 1923, Hanušovice and Holba were merged. The municipality became a town in 1975. Hanušovice was originally ethnically a German village. During the World War II, the
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concentration camp was located nearby, and Polish Jewish women had to work in factories. The English prisoners of war also worked there. After the war, the whole German population was expelled and Hanušovice was resettled by Czechs.


Demographics


Economy

Hanušovice is known for 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, na ...
brewery, founded in 1874.


Transport

Hanušovice is a railway junction. It lies on two railway lines: Šumperk–Hanušovice–Jeseník and
Zábřeh Zábřeh (; german: Hohenstadt) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dolní Bušínov, Hněvkov, Pivonín and Václavov are administrative p ...
–Hanušovice– Jeseník. 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 landmark is the Church of
Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-da ...
with a Renaissance core from 1656. It was baroque reconstructed in 1783. The church complex includes a Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1748 and a Marian column from 1825 in the Empire style. 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'' , german: Deutschproben / ''Deutsch Pranno'', hu, Németpróna) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region The Trenčín Region ( sk, Trenčiansky kraj, ; ...
, Slovakia


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