Rusín

Rusín (German: Rausen) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Rusín
Municipality
Chapel of the Virgin Mary
Chapel of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Rusín
Flag
Coat of arms of Rusín
Coat of arms
Rusín is located in Czech Republic
Rusín
Rusín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′35″N 17°44′3″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1262
Area
 • Total14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total145
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 97
Websitewww.obecrusin.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Hrozová and Matějovice are administrative parts of Rusín.

Geography

Rusín is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Bruntál and 55 km (34 mi) northwest of Ostrava. The municipality is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border of with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the hill Rusínký kopec at 314 m (1,030 ft) above sea level.

The Hrozová stream, a tributary of the Osoblaha, forms the Czech-Polish border, then flows across the territory, and then forms a part of the northwestern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Rusín is in the will of Vok of Rosenberg from 1262. In 1331, Rusín was bought by Heinek of Głubczyce and annexed to the Głubczyce estate. He owned the village for about 20 years. After his death, Rusín was inherited by the Lords of Fullstein, who annexed it to the Fullstein estate and owned it in the following centuries.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,246—    
18801,217−2.3%
18901,142−6.2%
19001,072−6.1%
1910943−12.0%
YearPop.±%
1921924−2.0%
1930886−4.1%
1950467−47.3%
1961385−17.6%
1970318−17.4%
YearPop.±%
1980242−23.9%
1991174−28.1%
2001147−15.5%
2011132−10.2%
2021147+11.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Hrozová

The landmark of the Hrozová village is the parish Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. The church was first mentioned in 1309 and is as old as the village. The church was modified several times, but the core is an early Gothic building from the 13th century. The Baroque windows are from 1758. In 2013, extraordinarily large frescoes were unveiled in the church. It is a painting from the last third of the 13th century, and is one of the most important late Romanesque frescoes in the country.[5]

The Chapel of the Virgin Mary on the Rusínský kopec was built in 1816 and has become a pilgrimage site. After it was destroyed in 1945, a replica was built on its original site in the 1990s, which again became a pilgrimage site.[2]

The Matějovice Cave is a pseudokarst cave located in the sandstone rock close to Matějovice. The passage is 16 metres (52 ft) long and 3–4 metres high.[6]

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Rusín is twinned with:[2]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie Rusína" (in Czech). Obec Rusín. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Kostel sv. Michaela Archanděla v Hrozové se středověkými freskami" (in Czech). Obec Rusín. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  6. "Další přírodní zajímavosti" (in Czech). Osoblažská úzkokolejka. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
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