Vrchotovy Janovice

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

Vrchotovy Janovice
Market town
A street next to the church
Flag
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Vrchotovy Janovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°40′0″N 14°34′40″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictBenešov
First mentioned1224
Area
 • Total24.94 km2 (9.63 sq mi)
Elevation
427 m (1,401 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,024
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
257 53
Websitewww.mestysvrchotovyjanovice.cz

Castle

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

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 Czech painter Max Švabinský.

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.

Notable people
  • Entry to the castle
  • Vrchotovy Janovice Castle
  • Vrchotovy Janovice Castle

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
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