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Rapotín () is a municipality and village in
The main landmark of Rapotín is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a neo-Gothic church built in 1874, which replaced an old wooden building from the 16th century. It has a high tower. The church is equipped with a pipe organ made by the Rieger Orgelbau company.
Šumperk District
Šumperk District () is a Okres, district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Šumperk.
Administrative division
Šumperk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extende ...
in the Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Sl ...
of the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.
Geography
Rapotín is located about northeast ofŠumperk
Šumperk (; ) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. It is an industrial town, but it also contains valuable historical and architectural monuments. The historic town centre is well preserved and i ...
and north of Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava (rive ...
. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands
Hanušovice Highlands (, ) are highlands within the Eastern Sudetes mountain range that runs between Poland and the Czech Republic. It is named after Hanušovice town.
The area is 793 km² and its average elevation is 527.2 meters. The hig ...
. The highest point is the hill Bukový kopec at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Desná River.
History
The first written mention of Rapotín is from 1391. The village was founded by German colonizers in the 13th century. The most notable owners of the village were theZierotin
The House of Zierotin or House of Žerotín () was a Czech Bohemian nobility, noble family in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, one of the oldest and most illustrious noble families from Bohemia and Moravia. The ancestors of the family were first m ...
family. From 1802, it was owned by the House of Liechtenstein
The House of Liechtenstein (), from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only Dynasty#Dynast, dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the thro ...
.
In the second half of the 17th century, the area around the Desná River was where Northern Moravia witch trials took place. There were also 7 women from Rapotín among the victims of the inquisition. The burning of the women is commemorated by a memorial from 1678.
Rapotín was damaged during the 1997 Central European flood
The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava (river), Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4. ...
.
Demographics
Transport
The I/11 road (the section from Šumperk toBruntál
Bruntál (; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...
) passes through the municipality. It forks here and continues as the I/44 road to Jeseník
Jeseník (; until 1947 Frývaldov (); , ) is a spa town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Jeseník consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 202 ...
and the Czech-Polish border.
Rapotín is located on the railway line from Nezamyslice
Nezamyslice is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Nezamyslice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cen ...
to Kouty nad Desnou via Prostějov
Prostějov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is historically known for its fashion industry. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zo ...
, Olomouc and Šumperk.
Sights
The main landmark of Rapotín is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a neo-Gothic church built in 1874, which replaced an old wooden building from the 16th century. It has a high tower. The church is equipped with a pipe organ made by the Rieger Orgelbau company.
Twin towns – sister cities
Rapotín is twinned with: * Opatovce nad Nitrou, Slovakia * Paszowice, PolandReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rapotin Villages in Šumperk District