Roprachtice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Roprachtice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Roprachtice.jpg
| image_caption = General view
| image_flag = Flag of Roprachtice CZ.svg
| image_shield = Roprachtice CoA CZ.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Liberec
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Semily
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|38|52|N|15|24|57|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1352
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 11.61
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 578
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 294
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 513 01
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.obecroprachtice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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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 {{convert|7|km|0}} northeast of Semily and {{convert|27|km|abbr=on}} southeast of Liberec. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is the hill Chlum with an altitude of {{convert|695|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The Hrádecký Brook originates here and flows across the municipality.
History
Roprachtice was probably founded in the 13th century.{{cite web |title=Informace o obci|url=https://www.obecroprachtice.cz/|publisher=Obec Roprachtice|language=cs|access-date=2022-12-29}} 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.{{cite web |title=Zpravodaj obce Roprachtice č. 1/2019|url=https://www.obecroprachtice.cz/file.php?nid=16889&oid=6948809|publisher=Obec Roprachtice|pages=5–6|language=cs|access-date=2022-12-29}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1494
|1880|1399
|1890|1378
|1900|1238
|1910|1164
|1921|1082
|1930|959
|1950|602
|1961|502
|1970|412
|1980|312
|1991|308
|2001|268
|2011|275
|2021|269
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
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.
U borovice is a privately owned observation tower. It is a {{cvt|18|m|abbr=on}} high brick and stone tower with wooden gallery.{{cite web |title=Rozhledna U borovice|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/rozhledna-u-borovice|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-12-29}} Next to the tower is a museum of typewriters.{{cite web |title=Krkonošské Roprachtice jsou místem nádherných výhledů|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktuality/krkonosske-roprachtice-jsou-mistem-nadhernych-vyhl|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-11-29}}
In popular culture
The movies Forgotten Light and Krakonoš a lyžníci were filmed mainly in Roprachtice.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Roprachtice}}
- {{official|https://www.obecroprachtice.cz/}}
{{Semily District}}
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