Jindřichov (Šumperk District)

Jindřichov (German: Heinrichsthal) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

For other places with the same name, see Jindřichov.
Jindřichov
Municipality
Paper mill
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Jindřichov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′45″N 16°59′6″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictŠumperk
Founded1953
Area
 • Total51.70 km2 (19.96 sq mi)
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,150
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
788 23
Websitewww.jindrichovsu.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Habartice, Nové Losiny and Pusté Žibřidovice are administrative parts of Jindřichov.

Etymology

The municipality is named after Heinrich (Czech: Jindřich) Kaiser, the second owner of the local paper mill.[2][3]

Geography

Jindřichov lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Šumperk, 60 km (37 mi) north of Olomouc, and 184 km (114 mi) east of Prague.

The village of Jindřichov is situated in a narrow valley of the Branná River. The built-up area lies in the Hanušovice Highlands, the northwestern part of the municipality extends to the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The nearby landscape is composed of coniferous forests, steep hills, Branná floodplains and meadows.

Houses are built along a transregional road and a relative busy railway because the Branná valley is one of the few routes from Jeseník District to the rest of the country.

History
Eccentric block of flats

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.[4] In 1976 Habartov and Nové Losiny were joined to Jindřichov.[5]

Habartice is the oldest part of the municipality as it was first mentioned in 1351.[5] Pusté Žibřidovice was first mentioned in 1382.[3]

A history of Jindřichov was started 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.[3] The place was chosen because of the rich water source the Branná River and deep forests which can be exploited for cellulose.

A railway access with rest of Austria-Hungary was opened in 1888 as well as an access with Prussia via Głuchołazy.[6] The factory further grew up and in 1927, it had 800 employees.[3]

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.[2] In 2016, the intention to convert the former paper mill into a waste sorting line was introduced.[7]

Other people are employed in forestry, agriculture and services. A part of incomes comes from tourism.

Transport

Jindřichov lies on the railway line of regional importance from Jeseník to Ruda nad Moravou, which further continues to Zábřeh or Šumperk.

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Nový majitel papírny v Jindřichově řekl Deníku: Výrobu chci zahájit do půl roku" (in Czech). Šumperský a jesenický deník. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. "Pusté Žibřidovice" (in Czech). Obec Jindřichov. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  4. "Jindřichov" (in Czech). Obec Jindřichov. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  5. "Jindřichov" (in Czech). Jesenikyinfo.eu. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  6. "Železnice na Jesenicku" (in Czech). Jesenikyinfo.eu. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  7. "V papírně se chystá linka na odpady. Je to riziko, zní Jindřichovem" (in Czech). Šumperský a jesenický deník. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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