Jankov (Benešov District)

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Jankov
Municipality
A pond in Jankov
A pond in Jankov
Flag of Jankov
Flag
Coat of arms of Jankov
Coat of arms
Jankov is located in Czech Republic
Jankov
Jankov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°39′11″N 14°43′51″E / 49.65306°N 14.73083°E / 49.65306; 14.73083Coordinates: 49°39′11″N 14°43′51″E / 49.65306°N 14.73083°E / 49.65306; 14.73083
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictBenešov
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total29.81 km2 (11.51 sq mi)
Elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total914
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
257 03
Websiteobecjankov.cz

Jankov is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[]

Fire museum in Odlochovice

Villages of Bedřichovice, Čečkov, Čestín, Jankovská Lhota, Nosákov, Odlochovice, Otradovice, Pičín and Podolí are administrative parts of Jankov.

History[]

The Battle of Jankau was fought nearby on 6 March 1645, during the 1618 to 1648 Thirty Years' War. It featured a Swedish army under Lennart Torstensson and an Imperial force commanded by von Hatzfeldt. Both contained around 16,000 troops, but the more experienced and better equipped Swedes won a crushing victory; the Imperial army suffered 5,000 casualties and lost 4,650 prisoners.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ Guthrie, William P. (2003). The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 128–136.


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