Janov nad Nisou

Municipality in Liberec, Czech Republic

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50°46′20″N 15°10′9″E / 50.77222°N 15.16917°E / 50.77222; 15.16917Country

Czech RepublicRegionLiberecDistrict Jablonec nad NisouFirst mentioned1645Area

• Total14.72 km² (5.68 sq mi)Elevation

560 m (1,840 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,509 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

468 11

Websitewww.janov-n-n.cz

Janov nad Nisou (until 1947 Honsberk; German: Johannesberg) is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Hrabětice, Hraničná and Loučná nad Nisou are administrative parts of Janov nad Nisou.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,967	—
1880	3,713	−6.4%
1890	4,135	+11.4%
1900	4,400	+6.4%
1910	4,664	+6.0%
1921	4,045	−13.3%
1930	4,236	+4.7%
1950	1,857	−56.2%
1961	1,780	−4.1%
1970	1,542	−13.4%
1980	1,321	−14.3%
1991	1,012	−23.4%
2001	1,143	+12.9%
2011	1,377	+20.5%
2021	1,428	+3.7%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Markéta Davidová (born 1997), biathlete; lives here

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jablonec nad Nisou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.