Janov (Svitavy District)

Janov
Houses in Janov
Houses in Janov
Flag of Janov
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Janov is located in Czech Republic
Janov
Janov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′27″N 16°23′7″E / 49.84083°N 16.38528°E / 49.84083; 16.38528
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1347
Area
 • Total
24.70 km2 (9.54 sq mi)
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,003
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
569 55, 570 01
Websitewww.janov-sy.cz

Janov is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Janov lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Svitavy, 49 km (30 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 144 km (89 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The hamlets of Gajer and Mendryka are administrative parts of Janov.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,278—    
18802,180−4.3%
18902,190+0.5%
19002,179−0.5%
19102,181+0.1%
19211,883−13.7%
19301,839−2.3%
1950890−51.6%
1961802−9.9%
1970736−8.2%
1980799+8.6%
1991758−5.1%
2001745−1.7%
2011957+28.5%
2021967+1.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.