Červené Janovice is a municipality and village in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Červené Janovice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Červené Janovice (506) *Chvalov (6) *Lány (32) *Plhov (3) *Vilémovice (43) *Zadní (4) *Zhoř (47)

Geography

Červené Janovice is located about south of

Kutná Hora Kutná Hora (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, i ...

and southeast of

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. It lies in the

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. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds, supplied by minor watercourses.

History

The first written mention of Červené Janovice is from 1352. It was called ''Janovičky'' up to the 18th century. From 1724, the village was owned by the town of

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

An important monument is the Červené Janovice Castle. It was originally a Gothic fortress, rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the early 17th century, then it was rebuilt into the early Baroque castle in 1646–1660. The Church of Saint Martin was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1909–1911. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in Vilémovice. It was originally a late Romanesque building from the second half of the 13th century, reconstructed in the 18th and 19th centuries.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cervene Janovice Villages in Kutná Hora District