Jankov (Benešov District)
Jankov is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 29.8 km², and as of 2019, had a population of 917.History
The Battle of Jankau was fought nearby on 6 March 1645, during the 1618 to 1648 Thirty Years War. It featured a Swedish army under Lennart Torstensson, and an Imperial force commanded by von Hatzfeldt. Both contained around 16,000 troops, but the more experienced and better equipped Swedes won a crushing victory; the Imperial army suffered 5,000 casualties and lost 4,650 prisoners.
