Roprachtice

Municipality in Liberec, Czech Republic

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50°38′52″N 15°24′57″E / 50.64778°N 15.41583°E / 50.64778; 15.41583Country

Czech RepublicRegionLiberecDistrictSemilyFirst mentioned1352Area

• Total11.61 km² (4.48 sq mi)Elevation

578 m (1,896 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total294 • Density25/km² (66/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

513 01

Websitewww.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

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

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Informace o obci" (in Czech). Obec Roprachtice. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
^ "Zpravodaj obce Roprachtice č. 1/2019" (in Czech). Obec Roprachtice. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky - 1869–2011: Okres Semily". Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Rozhledna U borovice" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
^ ^a ^b "Krkonošské Roprachtice jsou místem nádherných výhledů" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-11-29.