Janské Lázně

Janské Lázně (Johannisbad) is a spa town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It lies in the Giant Mountains.

Geography
Janské Lázně is located about 11 km northwest of Trutnov and 46 km north of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains, and its northern part lies in the Krkonoše National Park. The highest point is the mountain Černá hora with an elevation of 1299 m. The Janský Creek springs here and flows through the municipality.

History
According to the chronicle of Simon Hüttel, a hot spring was discovered here on 6 June 1006 by Jan of Chockov, after whom the town was later named. The name literally means "Jan's Spa".

The hot water was originally used to drive the water wheel, which activated the hammer mill. The first records of using the thermal spring for bathing is from the 14th century. In 1485, an accommodation house was built next to the spring. During 1675–1680 a village was founded here by order of Johann Adolf, Prince of Schwarzenberg. In 1881, it was promoted to a market town. In 1902, the spa was bought by the municipality. Janské Lázně was promoted to a town in 1965.

In 1928, the first funicular from Janské Lázně to the Černá hora Mountain was built. In 1980, the old funicular to Černá hora was replaced by a new one with a different route.

Economy
The largest employer in Janské Lázně is the spa. The spa is focused mainly of treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. The water bath runs at a natural temperature of 27 °C.

Sport
Janské Lázně is known for its ski resort and have a reputation of both summer and winter sports centre. It was host of the 1925 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and 1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad.

Sights
The Art Nouveau colonnade built in 1904 is the most popular sight in the town. There is also the Krakonoš statue from 1906.

The neo-Gothic Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in the 1880s.

To the west of the town, there is the Krkonoše Tree Top Trail, a frequent tourist destination. It is an educational trail with a total length of over 1500 m. It is formed by a 45 m high tower.

Twin towns – sister cities
Janské Lázně is twinned with:
 * 🇵🇱 Polanica-Zdrój, Poland