Řepiště
Municipality
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
Flag of Řepiště
Flag
Coat of arms of Řepiště
Coat of arms
Řepiště is located in Czech Republic
Řepiště
Řepiště
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′0″N 18°19′2″E / 49.73333°N 18.31722°E / 49.73333; 18.31722
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
First mentioned1450
Government
 • MayorRostislav Kožušník
Area
 • Total8.00 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,898
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 32
Websiterepiste.eu

Řepiště (Polish: Rzepiszcze) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Geography

Řepiště is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Frýdek-Místek and 6 km (4 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies in the Ostrava Basin, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Ostravice River, which forms the western municipal border.

History

Řepiště was probably founded around 1270 under the name Barutov.[2] The first written mention of the village is in a document from 1450, in which Bolesław II, Duke of Cieszyn bequeath his wife Anna the territory of the Duchy of Teschen.[3]

Řepiště became a seat of a Catholic parish in the second half of 15th century. After 1540s Protestant Reformation prevailed in the Duchy of Teschen and a local Catholic church was taken over by Lutherans. It was taken from them (as one from around fifty buildings in the region) by a special commission and given back to the Roman Catholic Church on 26 March 1654.[4]

Transport

The train station named Paskov, which serves Řepiště and the neighbouring town of Paskov, is located in the territory of Řepiště. It lies on a railway line heading from Ostrava to Frýdlant nad Ostravicí.

Sights

The most important landmark in Řepiště is the wooden Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, part of a set of Silesian wooden churches. It was founded in 1484 or 1485.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Stručná historie" (in Czech). Obec Řepiště. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Řepiště ve staletích". Zpravodaj obce Řepiště č. 140 (in Czech). Obec Řepiště. 2017-06-08. pp. 5–8. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  4. ↑ Broda, Jan (1992). "Materiały do dziejów Kościoła ewangelickiego w Księstwie Cieszyńskim i Państwie Pszczyńskim w XVI i XVII wieku". Z historii Kościoła ewangelickiego na Śląsku Cieszyńskim (in Polish). Katowice: Dom Wydawniczy i Księgarski "Didache". pp. 259–260. ISBN 83-85572-00-7.
  5. ↑ "Dřevěný kostel sv. Michaela Archanděla" (in Czech). Obec Řepiště. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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