Hanušovice

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 brewery is located in the town.

Hanušovice
Town
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag
Coat of arms
Hanušovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′50″N 16°56′11″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictŠumperk
First mentioned1325
Government
 • MayorMarek Kostka
Area
 • Total36.81 km2 (14.21 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,030
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
788 33
Websitewww.hanusovice.info

Administrative parts

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

Geography

Hanušovice is situated at a confluence of the rivers Morava and Branná. The town is in narrow valley surrounded by hills of the Hanušovice Highlands.

Etymology

The name of Hanušovice is derived from its original name Hanns Dorf/Hanušova ves, which is equivalent to "John's village".[2]

History

The first written mention of Hanušovice is from 1325. The village was burned down during the Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478) 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.[2]

Hanušovice was originally a German village. Families of Czech officials and state railways employees immigrated during the interwar era because Germans were considered to be too disloyal to work in such strategic sectors such as government administration and logistics.

During the World War II, the Gross Rosen 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.

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,799—    
18803,373+20.5%
18903,722+10.3%
19003,924+5.4%
19104,285+9.2%
YearPop.±%
19214,181−2.4%
19304,841+15.8%
19502,919−39.7%
19613,156+8.1%
19703,051−3.3%
YearPop.±%
19803,416+12.0%
19913,754+9.9%
20013,599−4.1%
20113,253−9.6%
20213,030−6.9%
Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[3]

Economy
Holba brewery

Hanušovice is known for the Holba brewery, founded in 1874.[2]

Transport

Hanušovice is a railway junction.[2] It lies on two railway lines: Šumperk–Hanušovice–Jeseník and Zábřeh–Hanušovice–Jeseník. The mountain section from Hanušovice to Jeseník was reconstructed and modernized in 2015–2017, and the railway station in Hanušovice in 2021.[4]

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.[5]

Sights

The landmark is the Church of Saint Nicholas 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.[6][7]

The Empire style building of the rectory is from the 1830s.[6]

There is a small museum in the brewery.[8]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Hanušovice is twinned with:[9]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Hanušovice" (in Czech). Aspida. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Šumperk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  4. "Oprava nádraží v Hanušovicích je hotová, s pracemi před stanicí chce pokračovat i radnice" (in Czech). Czech Television. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. "Pivovarské slavnosti" (in Czech). Pivovar Holba a.s. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  6. "Kostel sv. Mikuláše v Hanušovicích" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  7. "Kostel sv. Mikuláše s ohradní zdí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  8. "Excursions and the Brewery Museum". Pivovar Holba a.s. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  9. "Družobné vzťahy" (in Slovak). Obec Nitrianske Pravno. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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