Janoušov: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Janoušov lies on the southern edge of the Hrubý les; the northern part of the municipality reaches an elevation of over 700 m. The landscape and local history shape the village, with its forests, historic buildings and small memorial sites.

Nature and Trails

The Janoušov Circuit is an approximately 9.5 km blue-marked hiking route with several information boards and signposts. At its highest point, it reaches 845 m and offers views of the Jeseníky Mountains. Most of the circuit runs along forest paths; shorter sections follow asphalt and partly field roads. The route is considered suitable for families with children.

A green-marked hiking trail also passes through Janoušov. Near the centre, a tourist shelter has been built for passing hikers and day-trippers.

Culture and Village Character

One of the village’s notable landmarks is the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was declared a cultural monument by a decision dated 15 February 2012. A wooden statue in Janoušov depicts the presumed founder or locator of the settlement.

The traditional cottage industries in Janoušov included making brushes and rakes, weaving baskets from willow rods, tying birch brooms and sewing on thread buttons. Several traditional timber-built residential houses have also been preserved.

Janoušov is home to a chapel dedicated to Saint Anne, dating from 1882. The wooden chapel was built in 2015–2016 and blessed on 24 July by the Bishop of Olomouc, Mons. Josef Hrdlička. Inside is a large wooden crucifix with the body of Christ crucified; a small bell tower topped with a cross sits on its roof.

The cross with Our Lady of Sorrows dates from the first half of the 19th century and combines Classical forms with enduring Baroque design elements. The monument to the world wars consists of a polished granite stele with plaques bearing the names of those killed and missing in the First and Second World Wars. It was unveiled in 1921 and stands on a hillside near the municipal office.

Janoušov can be reached via the turn-off to Bušín from the Šumperk–Červená Voda road.

More local pages: Hrabová, Loštice, Police, Starý Maletín, Rejchartice, Zlaty Potok, Nemile, Bohuslavice Nad Moravou.

To the higher-level travel overview: Šumperk District.