Janské Lázně

Janské Lázně
Town
View towards the town
Flag Coat of arms
Etymology: "John's Spa"
Janské Lázně Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°37′45″N 15°46′43″E / 50.62917°N 15.77861°E / 50.62917; 15.77861Coordinates: 50°37′45″N 15°46′43″E / 50.62917°N 15.77861°E / 50.62917; 15.77861
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Trutnov
First mentioned	1552
Government
• Mayor	Václav Němec
Area
• Total	13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
Elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	690
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	542 25
Website	janske-lazne.cz

Janské Lázně (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjanskɛː ˈlaːzɲɛ]; German: Johannisbad) is a small spa town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 700 inhabitants. It is located in the Krkonoše mountains, 519 meters (1,703 feet) above sea level.

The water bath runs at a natural temperature of 29.6 °C (85.3 °F). Besides the bath observation tower, another popular tourist attraction is a Neo-Renaissance colonnade.

The place is also known among winter sports athletes, including being host of the 1925 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and 1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad.

History[]

Janské Lázně (Johannisbad) around 1900

According to the chronicle of , the hot spring was discovered on 6 June 1006 by John of Chockov, after whom it was named (John's Spa).

Local thermal spring was used for bathing as early as in the 14th century. During 1675–1680 a village was founded here by order of Johann Adolf, Prince of Schwarzenberg. In 1881 it obtained township privileges.

In 1928 the first funicular from Janské Lázně to was built.

In 1980 the old funicular to Černá hora was replaced by a new one with a different route.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Janské Lázně is twinned with:^[2]

• Polanica-Zdrój, Poland

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Janské Lázně at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Touristic portal of the town