Hanušovice

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Field	Value
name	Hanušovice
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	HanusoviceKostel.jpg
image_caption	Church of Saint Nicholas
image_flag	Flag of Hanušovice.jpg
image_shield	Coat of arms of Hanušovice.jpg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Olomouc
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Šumperk
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Marek Kostka
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1325
area_total_km2	36.81
elevation_m	400
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	2889
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	788 33
website
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Administrative division

Hanušovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Hanušovice (2,522)
Hynčice nad Moravou (89)
Potůčník (102)
Vysoké Žibřidovice (69)
Žleb (37)

Etymology

The name of Hanušovice is derived from its original name Hanns Dorf / Hanušova ves, which is equivalent to "John's village".

Geography

Hanušovice is located about 12 km north of Šumperk and 58 km northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. A small part of the municipal territory in the north extends into the Králický Sněžník mountains and includes the highest point of Hanušovice, a contour line at 990 m above sea level. The town is situated in a narrow valley at the confluence of the Morava and Branná rivers.

History

The first written mention of Hanušovice is from 1325. The village was burned down during the Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478) and renewed a hundred years later. In the 16th century, the hamlet of Holba was founded. Hanušovice was originally an agricultural village, but became industrialised in 1852 after the cotton mill was established. In 1923, Hanušovice and Holba were merged. The municipality became a town in 1975.

Hanušovice was originally ethnically a German village. During World War II, the Gross Rosen concentration camp was located nearby. After the war, the whole German population was expelled and Hanušovice was resettled by Czechs.

Hanušovice was damaged during the 1997 and 2024 floods.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|2799 |1880|3373 |1890|3722 |1900|3924 |1910|4285 |1921|4181 |1930|4841 |1950|2919 |1961|3156 |1970|3051 |1980|3416 |1991|3754 |2001|3599 |2011|3253 |2021|2819 |source=Censuses}}

Economy

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Hanušovice is known for the Holba brewery, founded in 1874.

Transport

Hanušovice is a railway junction.

Culture

The town hosts a beer festival every year, known as Pivovarské slavnosti ("Brewery festivities"). It is organized by the Holba Brewery and is situated in the brewery's areal. Two stages are presented with music performances are presented. Special kinds of beers are prepared.

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Nicholas with a Renaissance core from 1656. It was reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1783. The church complex includes a Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1748 and a Marian column from 1825 in the Empire style.

The Empire style building of the rectory is from the 1830s.

There is a small museum in the brewery.

Notable people

Arnold Walter (1902–1973), Canadian musicologist and composer

Twin towns – sister cities

Hanušovice is twinned with:

SVK Nitrianske Pravno, Slovakia

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Hanušovice". Aspida.
(2024-09-15). "Za deset minut byla voda o metr výš. Hanušovice ani nestihly evakuovat". iDNES.cz.
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-10-26). "Oprava nádraží v Hanušovicích je hotová, s pracemi před stanicí chce pokračovat i radnice". [[Czech Television]].
"Pivovarské slavnosti". Pivovar Holba a.s..
"Kostel sv. Mikuláše v Hanušovicích". CzechTourism.
"Kostel sv. Mikuláše s ohradní zdí". National Heritage Institute.
"Excursions and Museum". Pivovar Holba a.s..
"Družobné vzťahy". Obec Nitrianske Pravno.

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