Kopřivná (German: Geppersdorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Kopřivná | |
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 View towards the Church of the Holy Trinity | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kopřivná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′47″N 16°56′49″E / 50.04639°N 16.94694°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1414 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 293 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 788 33 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Lužná is an administrative part of Kopřivná.
Etymology
editThe original German name Geppersdorf ("Gepper's village") was derived from the personal name of the lokator of the village. The Czech name was created in 1846, when the German letter "g" was replaced by similarly sounding Czech "kopř-", thus the new name was Kopřinov. The word "Kopřivnov" reminded the Czech word kopřiva (i.e. 'nettle'), so the name was changed to Kopřivná in 1924.[2]
Geography
editKopřivná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Šumperk and 54 km (34 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is a hill at 740 m (2,430 ft) above sea level. The eponymous creek Kopřivná springs here and flows across the municipality.
History
editThe first written mention of Kopřivná is from 1414, where it is mentioned as a part of the Bludov estate.[2]
The population was ethnically German until World War II. After the war, Germans were expelled and the village was partially resettled by Czechs.
Demographics
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Transport
editThe railway line Šumperk–Jeseník runs along the western municipal border outside the built-up area.
Sights
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The main landmark of Kopřivná is the Church of the Holy Trinity. The original church was first mentioned in 1594, but due to its poor condition, it was replaced by the current one in 1747.[2]
Nový Hrad is a castle ruin in the woods in the western part of the territory. The castle was first mentioned in 1374, and it was referred to as abandoned in 1504. Remains of walls with prismatic bastions, moats, a cylindrical tower and fragments of a residential palace have been preserved from the original castle.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b c d "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kopřivná. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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