Janůvky: Hotels and Accommodation

Janůvky, with a population of 40, lies in a valley beneath wooded slopes and the peaks of the Svitavská vrchovina, southwest of Moravská Třebová and northwest of Jevíčko.

Nature

The hill of Prostřední hora lies in the vicinity of Janůvky. The mountains Roh and Husák are located nearby; in the wider regional area lies Mount Drašarov. The Janůvecké čihadlo forest stretches north of Janůvky.

A signposted local cycle route runs through Janůvky. The “Janůvky přes Peklo a Hřebeč” cycling tour is also designated. Between Janůvky and Rudná, the red-marked hiking trail branches off from the Hřebečský hřbet. A red-marked hiking trail runs along the edge of the Hřebečský hřbet and crosses the road from Křenov to Pohledy.

History

Janůvky was founded during the German colonization. The first written reference to the village dates from 1365; that year, Janůvky belonged to the Třebová estate. In 1408, the Lords of Kunštát granted it the right of escheat.

The historical population of Janůvky made a living, among other things, from agriculture and worked, among other things, in contract weaving. In 1880, Janůvky had a one-class elementary school, as it did in 1900. The former school building serves as the municipal office. Janůvky belongs to the Křenov parish. A fund association for a chapel of Saint Gotthard and the seven holy plague patrons is documented in Janůvky for 1904.

Culture

In the vicinity of Janůvky, lignite, refractory clay, and slate were mined from the mid-19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. The former bell tower of Janůvky stood farther west next to a shaft where refractory clay was mined.

The bell tower in Janůvky was built in 2013 as a replacement for an earlier bell tower that had probably already been destroyed during the Second World War.

The wider regional area around Janůvky includes the Pomník obětem 1. a 2. světové války monument and the churches Kaple Panny Marie, Kaple Panny Marie Lurdské, and Kaple Božského srdce.

More local pages in the catalogue: Sedliště, Dolní Újezd, Nemcice, Desná, Městečko Trnávka, Oldris, Květná, Svitavy.

To the higher-level travel overview: Svitavy District.