Rapotín
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Geography
Rapotín is located about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Šumperk and Script error: No such module "convert". north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Bukový kopec at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Desná River.
History
The first written mention of Rapotín is from 1391. The village was founded by German colonizers in the 13th century. The most notable owners of the village were the Zierotin family. From 1802, it was owned by the House of Liechtenstein.[1][2]
In the second half of the 17th century, the area around the Desná River was where Northern Moravia witch trials took place. There were also 7 women from Rapotín among the victims of the inquisition. The burning of the women is commemorated by a memorial from 1678.[2]
Rapotín was damaged during the 1997 Central European flood.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/11 road (the section from Šumperk to Bruntál) passes through the municipality. It forks here and continues as the I/44 road to Jeseník and the Czech-Polish border.
Rapotín is located on the railway line from Nezamyslice to Kouty nad Desnou via Prostějov, Olomouc and Šumperk.[4]
Sights
The main landmark of Rapotín is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a neo-Gothic church built in 1874, which replaced an old wooden building from the 16th century. It has a Script error: No such module "convert". high tower. The church is equipped with a pipe organ made by the Rieger Orgelbau company.[5]
Twin towns – sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Opatovce nad Nitrou, Slovakia
- Template:Flagicon Paszowice, Poland
References
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