Rybí () is a municipality and village in
Nový Jičín District
Nový Jičín District () is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nový Jičín.
Administrative division
Nový Jičín District is divided into five administrative districts of municipalitie ...
in the
Moravian-Silesian Region
The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...
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 1,300 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the watercourse Rybí potok (literally 'fish stream'), which is today called Rybský potok.
Geography
Rybí is located about east of
Nový Jičín
Nový Jičín (; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of Nový Jičín is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservati ...
and southwest of
Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...
. It lies in the
Moravian-Silesian Foothills
Moravian-Silesian Foothills () are foothills and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic.
Geomorphology
The Moravian-Silesian Foothills is a mesoregion of the Western Beskidian Foothills macroregion within the Outer Western Carpath ...
. The highest point is the hill Libhošťská hůrka at above sea level. The stream Rybský potok flows through the municipality.
History
Rybí was founded in 1397. According to local legends, Rybí existed already in 1241, but was destroyed by a
Tatar
Tatar may refer to:
Peoples
* Tatars, an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar"
* Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia
* Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...
raid.
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Demographics
Transport
The D48 motorway (the section from Nový Jičín
Nový Jičín (; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of Nový Jičín is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservati ...
to Frýdek-Místek
Frýdek-Místek (, ; ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 54,000 inhabitants. The historic centres of both Frýdek and Místek are well preserved and are protected as two Cultural monument (Czech Republic) ...
) runs along the northern municipal border.
Sport
Rybí is suitable for skiing
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...
in the winter season. There is a small ski resort with two platter ski lifts
A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/ Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald.
Types
* Aerial ...
, one 200 m long and the other 450 m long.
Sights
The most important monument is the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross. Other sights include two chapels that commemorate the former massive pilgrimage procession of the faithful, and glacial erratic
A glacial erratic is a glacially deposited rock (geology), rock differing from the type of country rock (geology), rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word ' ("to wander"), are carried by gla ...
s.
Notable people
*Adolf Zábranský
Adolf Zábranský (29 November 1909 – 9 August 1981) was a Czechs, Czech illustrator, painter and graphic artist. He is best known for illustrating children's books.
Life
Adolf Zábranský was born on 29 November 1909 in Rybí, into a teacher' ...
(1909–1981), painter and illustrator
References
External links
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Villages in Nový Jičín District