Jankov is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the

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. It has about 400 inhabitants. The village of Holašovice within the municipality is protected as a

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Administrative division

Jankov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jankov (173) * Holašovice (204)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Janek (a diminutive of Jan), meaning "Janek's (court)".

Geography

Jankov is located about west of

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

. 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. Since 1957, it has been a separate municipality. Holašovice was part of Záboří until 1964, when the village was annexed to Jankov.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Holašovice is a small historic village, since 1998 designated as a

because of its exceptional preservation of a traditional Baroque-era village. The main landmark of Jankov is the Chapel of Saint Vitus. It dates from 1882 and is decorated with folk Baroque elements.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jankov Villages in České Budějovice District