Hanušovice

Hanušovice (German: Hannsdorf) is a town in the Czech Republic which is located on the Morava river. The name means "John’s village". Hanušovice 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, Hanušovice and Holba were united. In the 19th century, many factories were opened, but only breweries remain. Before the Second World War,...