Klopina

Klopina ( German Kloppe ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located three kilometers north of Usov and belongs to Okres Šumperk.

Geography

Klopina extends in the Úsovská Highlands ( Ausseer hills ) in the valley of the brook Doubravka, which is referred to herein as Okenice. North-east rise the Bradlo ( Bradl stone, 600 m) and the Skalka (425 m).

Neighboring towns are Veleboř in the north, Lipinka in the northeast, Pískov in the east, and Holubice Dedinka the southeast, Zadnà Újezd ​​and Usov in the south, the west and Police Bezděkov u Usova in the northwest.

History

The pressure applied to the upper Doubravka during the colonization of the forest area Bruselský les place was mentioned in 1335, first documented as Clopywa. The inhabitants of the village belonging to the reign Aussee living from agriculture. Since 1437, the northerly logging town Weleborze is detectable. South of Klopina was still the settlement Střítež which merged after the Thirty Years' War with Klopina and today forms the lower part of the village. In Střítež were two ponds and a sheep. In 1457 the division made ​​the rule Aussee Klopina came to the share of Wenzel of Wlaschim. As in 1513, Ladislaus of Boskowitz acquired the dominion Aussee as a hereditary possession, belonged to the villages Klopina and Veleboř. Owners of Střítež was Georg von Wlaschim and Aussee, of the village in 1517 - also hereditary - joined his reign. 1531 bought from the Lords of Boskowitz Střítež of Catherine of Wlaschim. 1564 passed Klopina and Veleboř of 14 estate in Střítež there were four. As in 1597, died Johann Schembera Černohorský of Boskowitz, inherited by his son Karl of Liechtenstein the rule. Through the Thirty Years War the area was deserted. In hooves register of 1677 22 economies and for Veleboř four are reported for Klopina including Střítež. 1771 had Klopina 431 and Veleboř 134 inhabitants. Since 1776 Klopina had the privilege of Erbgerichtsbarkeit.

After the abolition of patrimonial Klopina / bashas and Veleboř / Weleborz formed in 1850 their own political community in the district Zábřeh. At this time lived in Veleboř 345 and in Klopina 479 people who mostly belonged to the Czech minority. 1930 the community had 496 inhabitants Klopina, by 1939 it had 454 After the Munich agreement, the town was annexed to the German Reich, is from 1939 to 1945 to the district chief city. 1961 Veleboř was incorporated and the town was also assigned to the Okres Šumperk.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Klopina Klopina ( Kloppe ) and Veleboř ( wave Borsch ).

Attractions

• Chapel of St. Florian in Veleboř, built in 1783
• Kočičí rocks ( Katzenstein ), rock formation at Bradlo