Roprachtice

Roprachtice is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Roprachtice
Municipality
General view
General view
Flag of Roprachtice
Flag
Coat of arms of Roprachtice
Coat of arms
Roprachtice is located in Czech Republic
Roprachtice
Roprachtice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°38′52″N 15°24′57″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictSemily
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total11.61 km2 (4.48 sq mi)
Elevation
578 m (1,896 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total287
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
513 01
Websitewww.obecroprachtice.cz

Geography

Roprachtice is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Semily and 27 km (17 mi) southeast of Liberec. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is the hill Chlum with an altitude of 695 m (2,280 ft). The Hrádecký Brook originates here and flows across the municipality.

History

Roprachtice was probably founded in the 13th century.[2] The first written mention of the village is from 1352. The oldest known owners of the village were the Waldstein family. Important owners of Roprachtice also included the Caretto-Millesimo family and the House of Rohan, who owned it in the 18th and 19th centuries.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,494—    
18801,399−6.4%
18901,378−1.5%
19001,238−10.2%
19101,164−6.0%
YearPop.±%
19211,082−7.0%
1930959−11.4%
1950602−37.2%
1961502−16.6%
1970412−17.9%
YearPop.±%
1980312−24.3%
1991308−1.3%
2001268−13.0%
2011275+2.6%
2021269−2.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Sights
Church of the Holy Trinity

The main landmark of Roprachtice is the Church of the Holy Trinity from 1766. A valuable building is also the rectory, which dates from 1793.[2]

U borovice is a privately owned observation tower. It is a 18 m (59 ft) high brick and stone tower with wooden gallery.[6] Next to the tower is a museum of typewriters.[7]

The movies Forgotten Light and Krakonoš a lyžníci were filmed mainly in Roprachtice.[7]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Informace o obci" (in Czech). Obec Roprachtice. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. "Zpravodaj obce Roprachtice č. 1/2019" (in Czech). Obec Roprachtice. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky - 1869–2011: Okres Semily". Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "Rozhledna U borovice" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  7. "Krkonošské Roprachtice jsou místem nádherných výhledů" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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