The municipality is named after Heinrich (Czech: Jindřich) Kaiser, the second owner of the local paper mill.[2][3]
Geography
Jindřichov is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Šumperk and 59 km (37 mi) 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 1,358 m (4,455 ft) 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.[4] In 1976 Habartov and Nové Losiny were joined to Jindřichov.[5]
Habartice is the oldest part of the municipality as it was first mentioned in 1351.[5] Pusté Žibřidovice was first mentioned in 1382.[3]
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.[3]
The railway access with rest of Austria-Hungary was opened in 1888 as well as an access with Prussia via Głuchołazy.[6] The factory further grew up and in 1927, it had 800 employees.[3]
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.[2] In 2016, the intention to convert the former paper mill into a waste sorting line was introduced.[9]