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21-546: The Výrovka originates in the territory of Uhlířské Janovice in the Upper Sázava Hills at an elevation of 493 m (1,617 ft) and flows to Kostomlátky , where it enters the Elbe River at an elevation of 181 m (594 ft). It is 61.9 km (38.5 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 542.5 km (209.5 sq mi). The average discharge at its mouth is 1.94 m3/s. The longest tributaries of

42-561: A working-class membership and supported a socialist economic system in the years leading up to the 1948 Czechoslovak coup . According to 2021 censuses less than 25 000 people identified as adherents of the church, mostly in the Czech Republic and some in Slovakia . There are 304 congregations divided into five dioceses situated in Prague , Plzeň , Hradec Králové , Brno , and Olomouc in

63-544: Is a town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 3,100 inhabitantas. The villages of Bláto, Janovická Lhota, Kochánov, Malejovice, Mitrov, Opatovice II and Silvánka are administrative parts of Uhlířské Janovice. The settlement was named Janovice after its founder Jan of Sternberg. The attribute Uhlířské was added to distinguish it from other places with

84-785: The Old Catholic Church , and also espoused a tendency to a rationalist and Unitarian Christian theology, but when adopted its creed in 1958 it was founded on the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed . The church is a member of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Czech Republic, the Conference of European Churches , and the Leuenberg Community of Churches . Relations between the church and other members of

105-644: The Czech Republic and three congregations in the Bratislava Diocese in Slovakia . There are approximately 266 priests in active ministry, of whom 130 are women. Candidates of ministry are prepared at the Hussite Faculty of Theology at Charles University in Prague. It draws its teachings from the traditional Christianity presented by the Church Fathers (Patristics), with the first Seven Ecumenical Councils ,

126-576: The Czech independence, the Czechoslovak Church's membership increased rapidly. In the 1921 Czechoslovak census, the first post-war census, 523,232 people claimed to be adherents of this church in what is today the Czech Republic. In 1930, the membership further grew to 779,672. With 7.3% of total population, it became the prevailing religion in several regions of Bohemia and to a lesser degree in Moravia . At

147-825: The Czechoslovak Hussite Church and Moravian Church trace their tradition back to the Hussite reformers and acknowledge Jan Hus (John Huss) as their predecessor. The forerunner of the CČSH was the Jednota (Union of the Catholic Clergy), which was founded in 1890 to promote modernist reforms in the Roman Catholic Church, such as use of the vernacular in the liturgy and the adoption of voluntary rather than compulsory clerical celibacy. The radical movement that resulted in

168-460: The Czechoslovak Hussite Church and Moravian Church trace their tradition back to the Hussite reformers and acknowledge Jan Hus (John Huss) as their predecessor. It was well-supported by Czechoslovakia's first president , Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , who himself belonged to the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren . The Czechoslovak Hussite Church describes itself as neo-Hussite. Both

189-570: The Utraquist mass. Clergy wear a black robe with an embroidered red chalice and a white stole during the service. There is no veneration of saints as practiced in the Apostolic Churches , but images of saints are employed in the church decoration. In the post-1920 period new churches were built, but only a few portraits were considered appropriate to place in them, particularly representations of Christ, and occasionally pictures of Jan Hus. In

210-655: The Výrovka are: The most populated settlement on the river is the town of Uhlířské Janovice , where the river originates. The river also briefly crosses the territory of Nymburk . The river further flows through the municipal territories of Uhlířské Janovice, Vavřinec , Zásmuky , Církvice , Barchovice , Toušice , Kouřim , Klášterní Skalice , Třebovle , Zalešany , Žabonosy , Plaňany , Vrbčany , Radim , Chotutice , Dobřichov , Ratenice , Vrbová Lhota , Písková Lhota , Kostelní Lhota , Hořátev , Zvěřínek , Písty , Nymburk and Kostomlátky . There are 441 bodies of water in

231-458: The basin area. The largest of them is the fishpond Vavřinecký with an area of 78 ha (190 acres), built directly on the river. A system of several small fishpond is located on the upper course of the river near the spring. The upper course of the Výrovka is suitable for river tourism , but it is navigable only when water is released from Vavřinecký Pond. Uhl%C3%AD%C5%99sk%C3%A9 Janovice Uhlířské Janovice ( German : Kohljanowitz )

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252-528: The beginning of Communist rule, the 1950 census recorded 946,497 adherents of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. In the following decades there was no official census of religious affiliation in what is today the Czech Republic, although it is apparent that under Communist rule, membership started to collapse. At its beginning, the Hussite Church sought relations with the Serbian Orthodox Church and

273-566: The building is used as the prayer house of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church . The town hall on the town square dates from 1786. Czechoslovak Hussite Church The Czechoslovak Hussite Church ( Czech : Církev československá husitská , CČSH or CČH ; Slovak : Cirkev československá husitská ) is a Christian church that separated from the Catholic Church after World War I in former Czechoslovakia . Both

294-600: The ecumenical movement are cordial, but remained strained with the country's Roman Catholic leadership. The first woman to become a bishop of the Czechoslovak Hussite church, Jana Šilerová , was elected to a seven-year term of office in April 1999. In January 1999, Catholic Archbishop Miloslav Vlk made a public statement of disapproval, warning against election of a woman to this position and saying that it would cause deterioration of ecumenical relations. Following criticism by

315-523: The equal participation of the laity in church leadership. The Hussite Church, as with its sister church, the Moravian Church , teaches the doctrine of apostolic succession . The celebration of the liturgy is the center of worship practice. It used to be two forms, which have much in common with the texts of the Catholic Mass , but there are also elements of Luther's German Mass and the tradition of

336-523: The foundation of a new Church began in the Christmas season of 1919, when Christmas masses were celebrated in Czech in many Czechoslovak churches. The CCH was established on January 8, 1920, by Dr. Karel Farský , who became its first Patriarch and author of its liturgy. It was known until 1971 as the Czechoslovak Church . The head of the church continues to bear the title of Patriarch . The church had

357-517: The iconography of the church the chalice plays a major role, usually depicted in red, as it was used in the 15th century as a battle standard on the flags of the Hussites. It is found in the church, to the sacerdotal, the bindings of liturgical books, church steeples and church banners. After a split from the Catholic Church, amidst the post-war atmosphere of anti-Catholic agitation and euphoria about

378-558: The municipal territory. The first written mention of Uhlířské Janovice is from 1352. It was founded by Jan of Sternberg, probably in 1250. The town was owned by the Sternberg family until 1750, when it was merged with the Rataje estate. Uhlířské Janovice is located on the railway line Kolín – Ledečko . There are three churches. The landmark of the town square is the Church of Saint Aloysius. It

399-406: The same name and refers to the charcoal burners (Czech: uhlíři ) that lived here. Uhlířské Janovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of Kutná Hora and 42 km (26 mi) southeast of Prague . It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills . The highest point is the hill Dračí skála at 516 m (1,693 ft) above sea level. The Výrovka River originates here and flows across

420-552: The work of Saints Cyril and Methodius , and the Protestant Reformation tradition, especially Utraquist and Hussite thought. Like Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics, and Anglo-Catholics , the Czechoslovak Hussite Church recognizes seven sacraments . Like some of the Lutheran and Presbyterian churches, it emphasizes the freedom of conscience of individual believers, practices the ordination of women , and emphasizes

441-505: Was built in the late Baroque style in 1767–1795. The Church of Saint Giles dates from the late 12th or early 13th century. It is a small Romanesque-Gothic church, which lost its function after the new church was built on the square. The Church of Saint George in Malejovice is originally an early Gothic building, which probably dates from the 13th century. Baroque modifications were made in 1713. The former synagogue dates from 1798. Today

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