Rapotín

Rapotín ( German Riding village) is a village in the Czech Republic. It is located about four kilometers northeast of Šumperk and belongs to Okres Šumperk. The community is a member of the Association of Municipalities Svazek obcí 's Valley Desne.

Geography

Rapotín located at the foot of the mountain Rabenseifener country ( Hraběšická Highlands ) in Schönberger boiler. The village extends to a length of eight kilometers on either side of Desna in the confluence area of the Losinka, Merta, Rejchartický Brook castle Velké Losiny until after Šumperk. To the north of Prostřední raise vrch (602 m) and the Bukový Kopec ( Great Hill, 640 m), the South East Prostřední skala ( center stone, 718 m) and in the west the Městské rocks ( 689 m).

Neighboring towns are Ludvíkov, Velké Losiny and Terezín in the north, Petrov nad Desnou and Sobotín in the northeast, Rudoltice in the east, Hraběšice and Krasne in the southeast, Anenský Dvůr Vikýřovice and Skřivánčí Dvůr in the south, Nové Domky and Temenice the southwest, Bratrušov in the west and Osikov and Rejchartice in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of the 13th century created by German colonists village took place in 1391st At this time the village belonged to the princely possessions Schoenberg and Goldstein. At the beginning of the 15th century the village was pledged to Čeněk of Lipa. He was succeeded as owner Eberhard of Kunštát, Benesch von Waldstein, Bernard of Cimburg, Johann Tunkl of the High city and Johann the Elder of Zierotin. In the years 1620 and 1621 there were peasant uprisings against the Lords of Zierotin. 1659 peasant revolts broke out again, this was in 1662 ended with the bloody execution of three ringleaders. At this time translated in the reign of Great Ullersdorf also the witch trials. Among the 56 women who had at the time burn at the stake the Inquisitor Franz Boblig, also included eight from riding village. The hooves register comprises from 47 farmers, 32 sojourners and 45 Kötter for equestrian village during the first half of the 18th century. 1770 was the site of 170 houses. By equestrian village led an important trade route along the Tess on the Altvatergebirge. 1829, the glassworks angel valley was shut down at Winkelsdorf and a new hut below the castle on the United Ullersdorf Tess. Thus began an economic upswing of the village. 1834 were in Flachau 211 residential buildings. 1839 Road Fork was built after Opava, which was originally created in addition to the village. In the further expansion of the place was a building on the street.

After the abolition of patrimonial Riding village formed on the Tess / Rejpotín 1850 with the settlements Neuhausl and a municipality in the district of Neusiedl Moravian Schönberg. Under Josef Schreiber, of the glassworks acquired in 1857, the work has been greatly expanded and developed into a thriving business. The cottage, which operated first as a glassworks United Ullersdorf contributed since 1871 the name " Glashütte equestrian village". The company J. Schreiber & nephews took Czech glassmakers in the operation and in the previously populated only by Germans place a Czech minority was established. Because of the steady growth of the village is the infrastructure developed. 1870 began construction of the church and in 1871 received the village with the local railway chief city Zöptau a rail connection. 1872 at the glass factory, a school was built. Between 1872 and 1873 the Moravian border railway built the railroad from Sternberg Moravian Schönberg Hanns village and took over at the same time the local railway line. 1904, there was the railway line from Petersdorf at the TESS by Winkelsdorf at the TESS added. After the First World War, the glass factory was in front next to Lednické Rovne one of the two remaining works of the glassworks. J. Schreiber & nephews AG and had 1934 450 employees. 1930 lived in the village in 2965 people, including 258 Czechs. As a result of the global economic crisis had the glass factory in 1935 to stop production. In the same year, all other industries collapsed in the Valley of Tess and mass unemployment led to a significant electoral victory of the Sudeten German Party. After the Munich Agreement in 1938 the community was annexed by the German Reich. Most Czechs left the village and headed inland; Riding in the village remained only 65 on 7 October 1938, the Wehrmacht marched into equestrian village and was hailed by most of the inhabitants. At the same time 84 residents were arrested by the Gestapo. Until 1945 the village belonged to the district of Moravian Schönberg. On May 5, 1939 Petersdorf were incorporated at Tess and Weikersdorf, thus, the population had risen to 6998. Between 1945 and 1946 carried out the expulsion of German residents and the resettlement of Czechs. 1948 Rapotín was incorporated into Šumperk, this was 1951, after protests of the inhabitants undoes. With the suppression of the Prague Spring on 21 August 1968 the Polish army marched into Rapotín and kept the place open until August 23. 1985 Rapotín was again turned down by Šumperk. Since 1990, the community is again. In 1997 the railway line Petrov nad Desnou was - Kouty nad Desnou heavily damaged by a flood and then rebuilt.

Community structure

For the community Rapotín no districts are reported. To Rapotín heard the settlement Nové Domky ( Neuhausl ).

Attractions

• Velké Losiny, north of the village
• Church of the Assumption, the neo-Gothic building from 1874, 2006 was declared a cultural monument.
• Baroque chapel of St.. Michael from the second half of the 18th century
• Pillar to commemorate the burning of witches, built in 1678
• Glashütte Rapotín, at the top end of town
• Zemědělský skanzen Rapotín u Havlíčků, agricultural museum with mini zoo and Veterans Show, at the lower end of the village

Church of the Assumption

Velké Losiny

Sons and daughters of the town

• Petra Kelling (* 1944), German actress