Roprachtice

Roprachtice
Municipality
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Roprachtice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°38′52″N 15°24′57″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Semily
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	11.61 km^2 (4.48 sq mi)
Elevation	578 m (1,896 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	294
• Density	25/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	513 01
Website	www.obecroprachtice.cz

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

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

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,494 —     1880 1,399 −6.4% 1890 1,378 −1.5% 1900 1,238 −10.2% 1910 1,164 −6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,082 −7.0% 1930 959 −11.4% 1950 602 −37.2% 1961 502 −16.6% 1970 412 −17.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 312 −24.3% 1991 308 −1.3% 2001 268 −13.0% 2011 275 +2.6% 2021 269 −2.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

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]

In popular culture

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

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
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.

External links

• Official website