Jindřichov () is a municipality and village 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

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of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Jindřichov consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jindřichov (697) * Habartice (68) *Nové Losiny (124) * Pusté Žibřidovice (155)

Etymology

The municipality is named after Heinrich (Czech: Jindřich) Kaiser, the second owner of the local paper mill.

Geography

Jindřichov 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 north 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 ...

. The southwestern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area 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 ...

. The northeastern part of extends into the

Hrubý Jeseník Hrubý Jeseník (sometimes called High Ash Mountains in English; or ''Hohes Gesenke'', ) is a mountain range and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the east of the country in the Olomouc and Moravian-Silesian r ...

mountain range and includes the highest poin of Jindřichov, a

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below the summit of the Vozka mountain at above sea level. The village of Jindřichov is situated in a narrow valley of the

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. ...

River. The nearby landscape is composed of coniferous forests, steep hills, Branná floodplains and meadows.

History

Jindřichov is a young municipality founded in 1953. The municipality was created by merger of Pusté Žibřidovice with hamlets of Pleče, Pekařov, Sklenná, and with parts of Hanušovice, Vikantice and Nové Losiny. In 1976 Habartov and Nové Losiny were joined to Jindřichov. Habartice is the oldest part of the municipality as it was first mentioned in 1351. Pusté Žibřidovice was first mentioned in 1382. The history of Jindřichov began in 1862 when a paper mill and an apartment building for workers were built. An investor was Joseph Abraham Winternitz, who sold it to Heinrich Kaiser in 1864. The railway access with rest of

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was opened in 1888 as well as an access with

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via

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. The factory further grew up and in 1927, it had 800 employees.

Demographics

Economy

The economy of the village has always been connected with the paper mill, which employed more than 200 people. The factory's bankruptcy in 2008 caused a high unemployment rate, which was about 30% in 2012. In 2016, the intention to convert the former paper mill into a waste sorting line was introduced.

Transport

Jindřichov is located on the railway line of regional importance leading from

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 ...

Ruda nad Moravou Ruda nad Moravou () is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Ruda nad Moravou consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population ac ...

, which further continues to

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): ...

Sights

The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is located in Pusté Žibřidovice. It is a valuable Baroque building, built in 1735. The Church of Saint Isidore is the main landmark of Nové Losiny. It was built in the Neoclassical style.

References

External links

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