RabynÄ›

Rabyně ( German Rabin ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located 19 km west of Benešov and belongs to Okres Benešov.

Geography

Rabyně is located on the right side above the Moldaustausee Slapy in the north of Středočeská pahorkatina. To the north of the hill Na Hádkách collected ( 393 m), in the northeast of Střeblov (418 m) and to the south the Homolka (452 m).

Neighboring towns are Nové Trebenice in the north, Teletín in the northeast, Pexův Luh and Vysoký Újezd ​​in the east, and Nedvězí Loutí the southeast, Podhory, Stromeč and Měřín in the south, and Přestavlky Slapy in the west and Štechovice in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of the village dates from 1227. Along the Vltava River in the 16th century rafters settlements.

After the abolition of patrimonial Rabín formed with the districts Loutí and Nedvězí 1848 a municipality in the district Benešov. 1921, the name of the municipality in Rabyně was changed. During the Second World War took place in 1942, the eviction of the community for the construction of the SS training area Beneschau. In May 1945 Rabyně was settled again. Between 1949 and 1955 the domestic water dam Slapy with a water area of ​​1162.6 ha was created by the flooding of the Vltava River valley went out the settlement Královská and the hotel Záhoří. On 1 January 1961, the incorporation of Blaženice with Měřín was. On 1 July 1974, the community was reclassified to Okres Praha- západ, since the beginning of 1996, they again heard the Okres Benešov. Rabyně is today primarily a resort with cottages.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Rabyně Blaženice ( Blaschenitz ) Loutí ( Loutí ) Měřín ( Mierschin ) Nedvězí ( Nedwies ) and Rabyně ( Rabin ) and the settlements Nová Rabyně ( Neurabin ) Podhory and Stromeč.

Attractions

North of Rabyně is the dam of the dam Slapy. It has a length of 260 m and is 60 m high. About three Kaplan turbines of a hydroelectric power plant is operated. At this point were in before the dreaded traffic jam from the rafters of St. John rapids.