| Velké Janovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5878°N 16.22°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1364 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.46 |
| Elevation M: | 580 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 141 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 593 01 |
Velké Janovice is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Velké Janovice is located about east of Žďár nad Sázavou and 49km (30miles) northwest of Brno. It lies in the Upper Svratka Highlands. The highest point is at 701m (2,300feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Velké Janovice is from 1364. At the end of the 15th century, the village was acquired by the Pernštejn family. From 1588 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality, Velké Janovice belonged to the Bystřice estate.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[3] In the centre of Velké Janovice is the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, which was built in 1892.[4]