Ropice

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Ropice
Ropica
Municipal office and the post office
Municipal office and the post office
Flag of Ropice
Flag
Coat of arms of Ropice
Coat of arms
Ropice (Czech Republic)
Ropice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′0″N 18°36′20″E / 49.7, 18.60556
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

  1. ^ 2001 census data. Czech Statistical Office.
  2. ^ 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. 

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Coordinates: 49°42′0″N, 18°36′20″E