Vrchotovy Janovice

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Vrchotovy Janovice
Market town
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Vrchotovy Janovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′0″N14°34′40″E / 49.66667°N 14.57778°E / 49.66667; 14.57778 Coordinates: 49°40′0″N14°34′40″E / 49.66667°N 14.57778°E / 49.66667; 14.57778
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Benešov
First mentioned1224
Area
 • Total23.08 km2 (8.91 sq mi)
Elevation
427 m (1,401 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01) [1]
 • Total1,006
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
257 53
Website www.vrchotovyjanovice.eu

Vrchotovy Janovice is a market town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

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Administrative parts

Villages of Braštice, Hůrka, Libohošť, Manělovice, Mrvice, Rudoltice, Šebáňovice, Sedlečko and Velká Lhota are administrative parts of Vrchotovy Janovice.

Geography

Vrchotovy Janovice lies about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Benešov. It is located in the Benešov Uplands. The territory is rich on ponds, the largest are Libohošťský and Zrcadlo.

Sights

The main landmark of Vrchotovy Janovice is a romantic castle surrounded by a large park. The castle was founded in about 1350 as a Gothic water fortress. Then it was rebuilt in the Renaissance and Baroque styles before 1760. Prague architect Josef Mocker rebuilt it after 1879 in the Neo-Gothic style, and Josef Zasche further rebuilt it around 1910 for the family of Baron Karel Ludvík Nádherný of Borutín (1849–1895), his wife Amalie Klein von Wisenberg (1854–1910) and their three children Karel, Jan and Sidonie. [2]

The last owner of the château was their daughter, Baroness Sidonie Nádherná, unconventional emancipated woman, a patron and organizer of cultural life. She hosted friends including Rainer Maria Rilke, Karl Kraus and Max Švabinský. [2]

In 1988 the National Museum in Prague opened a permanent exhibition at the castle about the Czech National Revival cultural movement of the 19th century. [2]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "Zámek Vrchotovy Janovice" (in Czech). National Museum. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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