Ropice
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| Ropice Ropica |
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| First mentioned | 1305 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Urszula Wania | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 10.1 km² (3.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 1,417 | ||
| - Density | 140.3/km² (363.4/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 739 56 | ||
| Website: http://www.ropice.cz/ | |||
Ropice (Polish: Ropica , German: Roppitz) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,417 (2006), 28.9% of the population are the Poles.[1] Ropičanka River flows into the Olza River in the village. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1305 as Ropiza.[2] Owners of Ropica in 15th century, the Sobek family, built a fort in the village. It was rebuilt to a baroque château around 1700 and then to a classicist one in 1810. It remains in that style today, although it dilapidated during the communist era and is now completely devastated.
There is a modern golf course in Ropice.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 census data. Czech Statistical Office.
- ^ Hosák et al 1980, 377.
[edit] References
- Cicha, Irena; Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
- Hosák, Ladislav; and Rudolf Šrámek (1980). Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku II, M-Ž. Praha: Academia.
[edit] External links
- (Czech) Official website
 Devastated château |
 Roman Catholic church |
 Roman Catholic church |
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