Hanušovice
Encyclopedia
Hanušovice is a town in the Czech Republic
which is located on the Morava river. The name means "John’s village". Hanušovice is an important rail junction, and the Holba brewery is located in the town.
and the Czech-Hungary Wars of the 15th century. The town was repopulated by new settlers afterward. The settlers also established the village of Holba (a contraction of the German
word halbseit ("half side"), as the village was on the left side of the road). Later, Hanušovice and Holba were united.
In the 19th century, many factories were opened, but only breweries remain.
Before the Second World War, Hanušovice had 3351 citizens; 556 were Czech
, and the rest were German. During the Second World War, the Gross Rosen concentration camp was located nearby, and Polish
Jewesses had to work in factories. The English prisoners of war also worked there. After the Second World War, all Germans was expelled to Germany. Currently, the population is 3438 people: 1720 men and 1731 women.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
which is located on the Morava river. The name means "John’s village". Hanušovice is an important rail junction, and the Holba brewery is located in the town.
History
In 1325, the town was owned by the Kolštejn noble family. Most of Hanušovice was destroyed in the Hussite warsHussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars involved the military actions against and amongst the followers of Jan Hus in Bohemia in the period 1419 to circa 1434. The Hussite Wars were notable for the extensive use of early hand-held gunpowder weapons such as hand cannons...
and the Czech-Hungary Wars of the 15th century. The town was repopulated by new settlers afterward. The settlers also established the village of Holba (a contraction of the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
word halbseit ("half side"), as the village was on the left side of the road). Later, Hanušovice and Holba were united.
In the 19th century, many factories were opened, but only breweries remain.
Before the Second World War, Hanušovice had 3351 citizens; 556 were Czech
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
, and the rest were German. During the Second World War, the Gross Rosen concentration camp was located nearby, and Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Jewesses had to work in factories. The English prisoners of war also worked there. After the Second World War, all Germans was expelled to Germany. Currently, the population is 3438 people: 1720 men and 1731 women.
Culture, sport and architecture
- BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
St. Nicholas church - John of NepomukJohn of NepomukJohn of Nepomuk is a national saint of the Czech Republic, who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional...
statue - Natural Preserve Jeseník Mountains (CHKO Jeseníky)