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Hanusovice is a town in the Czech Republic which is located on
the Morava river. The name means "John’s village". Hanusovice is
an important rail junction, and the Holba brewery is located in
the town. In 1325, the town was owned by the Kolštejn noble
family. Most of Hanušovice was destroyed in the Hussite wars and
the Czech-Hungary Wars of the 15th century. The town was
repopulated by new settlers afterward. The settlers also
established the village of Holba (a contraction of the German
word halbseit ("half side"), as the village was on the left side
of the road). Later, Hanusovice and Holba were united. In the
19th century, many factories were opened, but only breweries
remain. Before the Second World War, Hanusovice had 3351
citizens; 556 were Czech, and the rest were German. During the
Second World War, the Gross Rosen concentration camp was located
nearby, and Polish Jewesses had to work in factories. The
English prisoners of war also worked there. After the Second
World War, all Germans was expelled to Germany. Currently, the
population is 3438 people: 1720 men and 1731 women. |
