Velké Janovice is a municipality and village in
Žďár nad Sázavou District
Žďár nad Sázavou District () is a Okres, district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Žďár nad Sázavou.
Administrative division
Žďár nad Sázavou District is divided into four Districts of the Czech ...
in the
Vysočina Region
The Vysočina Region (; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Jihlava.
The region is located in the central part of the country. It is one of just three in the country (the others being Prague and the Central Boh ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Geography
Velké Janovice is located about east of
Žďár nad Sázavou
Žďár nad Sázavou (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The town is an industrial and tourist centre. It is known for the Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk, which is a UNESCO Wor ...
and northwest of
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
. It lies in the
Upper Svratka Highlands
The Upper Svratka Highlands (, ) is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone – east south part of Bohemian Massif.
Geogra ...
. The highest point is at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Velké Janovice is from 1364. At the end of the 15th century, the village was acquired by the
Pernštejn family
The House of Pernštejn () was one of the oldest and most important (uradel) families originating from Moravian nobility, along with the House of Rosenberg,
that played an important role in the medieval history of Bohemian nobility from the 13th ...
. From 1588 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality, Velké Janovice belonged to the
Bystřice estate.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
There are no protected
cultural monuments in the municipality. In the centre of Velké Janovice is the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, which was built in 1892.
References
External links
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Villages in Žďár nad Sázavou District