Hanušovice

Geobox | Settlement
name = Hanušovice
other_name =
category = Town


image_caption = Hanušovice coat of arms


symbol =
etymology = John's village
official_name =
motto = Nebát se a krást
nickname =
country = Czech Republic
country_

state =
region = Olomouc
region_type = Region
district = Šumperk
district_type = District
commune = Šumperk
municipality = Hanušovice
part =
river = Morava, Branná
location =
elevation = 400
lat_d = 50
lat_m = 4
lat_s = 30
lat_NS = N
long_d = 16
long_m = 55
long_s = 52
long_EW = E
highest =
highest_elevation =
highest_lat_d =
highest_long_d =
lowest =
lowest_elevation =
lowest_lat_d =
lowest_long_d =
area = 36.81
area_round = 2
population = 3426
population_date = 2006-10-02
population_density = auto
established =
established_type =
mayor = Petr Malcharczik
timezone =

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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Hanušovice
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/535532 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.mu-hanusovice.cz/ www.mu-hanusovice.cz]
footnotes =

Hanušovice ( _de. Hannsdorf) is a town in the Czech Republic. The name means "John’s (Hanuš’s) village". In 1923 Hanušovice became a town. The town is located on the Morava river. Hanušovice is a natural centre of the area and an important rail junction. There is the known Holba brewery.

History

The town was mentioned for the first time in 1325 as a possession of Kolštejn noble.Most of Hanušovice was nearly destroyed in the Hussite wars and the Czech-Hungary Wars in 15th century. The town was repopulated by new settlers. The settlers also established Holba village (a contraction of the German word Halbseit, „half side“ as the village was on the left side of the road). Later, the Hanušovice and the Holba were united. In the 19th century, many factories were opened here, but now there are only breweries.

Before the Second World War, Hanušovice had 3351 citizens; 556 were Czechs 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.

Culture, sport and architecture

*Baroque St. Nicholas church
*John of Nepomuk statue
*Natural Preserve Jeseník Mountains (CHKO Jeseníky)

External links

* [http://www.mu-hanusovice.cz/ Official website]