Jindřichov (Šumperk District)

Jindřichov (Heinrichsthal) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Habartice, Nové Losiny and Pusté Žibřidovice are administrative parts of Jindřichov.

Etymology
The municipality is named after Heinrich (Czech: Jindřich) Kaiser, the second owner of the local paper mill.

Geography
Jindřichov is located about 14 km north of Šumperk and 59 km north of Olomouc. The southwestern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The northeastern part of extends into the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range and includes the highest poin of Jindřichov, a contour line below the summit of the Vozka mountain at 1358 m above sea level.

The village of Jindřichov is situated in a narrow valley of the Branná River. The nearby landscape is composed of coniferous forests, steep hills, Branná floodplains and meadows.

History
Jindřichov is a young municipality founded in 1953. The municipality was created by merger of Pusté Žibřidovice with hamlets of Pleče, Pekařov, Sklenná, and with parts of Hanušovice, Vikantice and Nové Losiny. In 1976 Habartov and Nové Losiny were joined to Jindřichov.

Habartice is the oldest part of the municipality as it was first mentioned in 1351. Pusté Žibřidovice was first mentioned in 1382.

The history of Jindřichov began in 1862 when a paper mill and an apartment building for workers were built. An investor was Joseph Abraham Winternitz, who sold it to Heinrich Kaiser in 1864.

The railway access with rest of Austria-Hungary was opened in 1888 as well as an access with Prussia via Głuchołazy. The factory further grew up and in 1927, it had 800 employees.

Economy
The economy of the village has always been connected with the paper mill, which employed more than 200 people. The factory's bankruptcy in 2008 caused a high unemployment rate, which was about 30% in 2012. In 2016, the intention to convert the former paper mill into a waste sorting line was introduced.

Transport
Jindřichov is located on the railway line of regional importance leading from Jeseník to Ruda nad Moravou, which further continues to Zábřeh or Šumperk.

Sights
The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is located in Pusté Žibřidovice. It is a valuable Baroque building, built in 1735.

The Church of Saint Isidore is the main landmark of Nové Losiny. It was built in the Neoclassical style.