Opočno (Louny District)

Opočno ( German Opotschna ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located seven kilometers south-west of Louny and belongs to Okres Louny.

Geography

Opočno is located at the northern foot of the mountains Džbán left side of the creek Hasina. South-east rises the Holý vrch ( 300 m), in the south of Okrouhlík (440 m) and in the southwest of Ovčí vrch ( Sheep Mountain, 317 m). Through the village leads the railway line Rakovník Louny.

Neighboring towns are Malnice in the north, and Jimlín Cítoliby in the northeast, Líšťany in the east, and Zbrašín Hořany the southeast, Touchovice in the south, Lipno in the southwest, Lipenec in the west and Skupice in the northwest.

History

On the Holý vrch found pieces of pottery from the period 750-400 BC. are the Hallstatt culture associate.

The first written mention of the free goods and Vladikensitzes Opočno place in the year 1358th Lords of Kolowrat acquired 1405 Opočno 1453 they dropped the rule Jimlín and they both were pooled. The festivals Opočno served as the seat of government. Between 1465 and 1474 Albrecht von Kolowrat built in place of old festivals in the castle Nový Hrad Jimlín ( Neuschloß ). After the completion of this belonging to the last built castles in Bohemia construction, Solid Opočno served as the seat of stately official. The existence of a vineyard has survived from 1511. Since the 1570s had Opočno Protestant pastor. 1573 bought John Elder Popel of Lobkowicz the rule Neuschloß z of the Novohradský Kolovrat. Václav Franěk Liběchov, who had acquired Neuschloß 1580, sold the property in 1588 to the Vřesovec of Vresovice. At the time, in addition to the festivities, a brewery and malting. In the first half of the 17th century, a parish school was built. 1630 bought by Johann Aldringens the rule. He left again in the same year a Catholic priest as use. 1634 was the standing in the imperial service commanders and the government Neuschloß was transferred to the Premonstratensian Strahov. 1651 acquired Christian Wilhelm of Brandenburg, devastated by the Thirty Years' War rule. The festivals including the farm buildings had been extinguished, and their remains were removed over time entirely. In the Berni rula 1654 twelve economies, of which a farmer and eight sojourners are reported for Opočno. From 1670 belonged to the reign of Gustav Adolph Varrensbach in 1715 it passed into the possession of Anne of Löwenegg. 1757 consisted of eleven Opočno economies. In 1767 Joseph I acquired about Schwarzenberg dominion. After the fire of the rectory in 1787 it was built at a new location again. 1802 put a major fire a large part of the village including the school and the church in ruins. 1828 consisted of 35 houses and Opočno had 187 inhabitants. 1846 238 people lived in the village. The population was a mixture of languages ​​, the Czechs, the larger share presented.

After the abolition of patrimonial Opočno / Opotschna formed in 1850 a district of the municipality in the district Imling Postelberg. From the 1860s, the community was named Spojená obec Jimlín, Opočno a Novohradský / towns Opočno, Neuschloß and Imling. 1869 requested the community in Prague unsuccessful referral in the Launer judicial and political office district. After the dissolution of the political district Postelberg she was assigned to the district Saaz and remained with the district court Postelberg. 1870, the school was also included in the Czech language, until then, had only been taught in German. 1892 a new four-year school was inaugurated. 1904 lived 300 people in the 54 houses of the village. On 24 September 1904, the trains on the railway line Rakovník Louny was taken by the railway Rakonitz - Laun. 1921 was the municipality Opočno. 1930 lived 329 people in 77 houses of Opočno. After the Munich Agreement, the place remained in Czechoslovakia in 1938 and was annexed to the Okres Louny. With the beginning of 1961 Opočno was incorporated into Jimlín. In 1981, the village as a district to Hřivice. In November 1990 the church was again. Opočno had in 1990 105 inhabitants and consisted of 70 houses. The village is a traditional Hopfenbauort.

Community structure

For the community Opočno no districts are reported.

Attractions

• Church of the Assumption, built in 1710-1713 instead spent a late Gothic previous building
• Statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the mid-18th century, the village green

Freeman

• Josef Kalaš (1925-1994), a forestry engineer and mayor from 1990