Kopřivná

For the mountain, see Kopřivná (mountain).

Kopřivná
Municipality
View towards the Church of the Holy Trinity
Flag Coat of arms
Kopřivná Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′47″N 16°56′49″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1414
Area
• Total	11.85 km^2 (4.58 sq mi)
Elevation	571 m (1,873 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	293
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	788 33
Website	www.obeckoprivna.cz

Kopřivná (German: Geppersdorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Lužná is an administrative part of Kopřivná.

Etymology

The original German name Geppersdorf ("Gepper's village") was derived from the personal name of the lokator of the village. The Czech name was created in 1846, when the German letter "g" was replaced by similarly sounding Czech "kopř-", thus the new name was Kopřinov. The word "Kopřivnov" reminded the Czech word kopřiva (i.e. 'nettle'), so the name was changed to Kopřivná in 1924.^[2]

Geography

Kopřivná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Šumperk and 54 km (34 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is a hill at 740 m (2,430 ft) above sea level. The eponymous creek Kopřivná springs here and flows across the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kopřivná is from 1414, where it is mentioned as a part of the Bludov estate.^[2]

The population was ethnically German until World War II. After the war, Germans were expelled and the village was partially resettled by Czechs.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 984 —     1880 1,103 +12.1% 1890 1,112 +0.8% 1900 1,092 −1.8% 1910 1,031 −5.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 980 −4.9% 1930 1,007 +2.8% 1950 562 −44.2% 1961 442 −21.4% 1970 342 −22.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 321 −6.1% 1991 297 −7.5% 2001 296 −0.3% 2011 261 −11.8% 2021 282 +8.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The railway line Šumperk–Jeseník runs along the western municipal border outside the built-up area.

Sights

Ruins of Nový Hrad

The main landmark of Kopřivná is the Church of the Holy Trinity. The original church was first mentioned in 1594, but due to its poor condition, it was replaced by the current one in 1747.^[2]

Nový Hrad is a castle ruin in the woods in the western part of the territory. The castle was first mentioned in 1374, and it was referred to as abandoned in 1504. Remains of walls with prismatic bastions, moats, a cylindrical tower and fragments of a residential palace have been preserved from the original castle.^[2]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kopřivná. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website