Ivanovice na Hané

Ivanovice na Hané (German: Eiwanowitz in der Hanna) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Ivanovice na Hané
Town
Palackého Square with Church of Saint Andrew
Flag
Coat of arms
Ivanovice na Hané
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°18′20″N 17°5′36″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictVyškov
First mentioned1183
Government
 • MayorVlastislav Drobílek
Area
 • Total21.43 km2 (8.27 sq mi)
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,930
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
683 23
Websitewww.ivanovicenahane.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Chvalkovice na Hané is administrative part of Ivanovice na Hané.

History

Ivanovice was founded in around 950. It first appeared in the written record in 1183 as a possession of the Knights Hospitaller. They gave it various privileges in 1302 and during their rule, Ivanovice prospered. In 1425, the town was confiscated from them. It changed owners frequently in the following centuries.[2]

During the Thirty Years' War, Ivanovice was severely damaged and lost its significance. The economic development started again in the 19th century. In 1909, Ivanovice was promoted to a town by Franz Joseph I of Austria and changed its name to Ivanovice na Hané.[2]

In 1857, about 23 percent of the town's population was Jewish. The town had a synagogue and a Jewish cemetery. The Jewish population declined to 64 individuals by 1930, and the remaining Jews were likely deported to Thereseinstadt during the Holocaust. Many eventually perished in death camps to the east. The town's synagogue was reconstructed in 1951 and is now used as an Apostolic church.[3][4][5]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Ivanovice na Hané. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. "Historic Synagogues". historicsynagogueseurope.org. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. Yad Vashem (2001). The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: A-J. NYU Press. p. 552. ISBN 978-0-8147-9376-3.
  5. Cizek, Hrady cz s r o Jiri. "Synagoga, Ivanovice na Hané". www.hrady.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2021-12-16.


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