Villages of Bučávka and Horní Povelice are administrative parts of Liptaň.
Geographyedit
Liptaň is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Bruntál and 62 km (39 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the hill Kobyla with an elevation of 574 metres (1,883 ft), located on the southern municipal border.
South of the village of Liptaň is situated the nature monument Liptaňský bludný balvan with one of the largest glacial erratics in the Czech Republic. Reminding of the period 250–800 thousand years ago, the boulder was carried there by a continental glacier from the south of Sweden. Its weight is about 4.7 tonnes.[2]
Historyedit
The first written mention of Liptaň is from 1256. It was founded around 1240. For most of its history, it was a fief of the Olomouc bishopric or it was administered directly by the Olomouc bishops.[3]
The event known as the Liptaň Tragedy happened on 22 September 1938. Radicalized German villagers attacked the gendarmerie station and disarmed and assassinated all six Czech members of the State Defense Guard. The gendarme officers' bodies were transported over the border to the German town Leobschütz where they were buried in an unmarked mass grave.[4]
On the Strážný vrch hill there is a 250 metres (820 ft) long ski lift.[3]
Sightsedit
The main landmark of Liptaň is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church was as old as the village.[3] The current building was built of red bricks in the Neo-Gothic style in 1866–1870.[7]
Other historical monuments include the Chapel of Our Lady of Help, the house No. 240 with a chapel, and the former police station in the house No. 261 where the Liptaň Tragedy took place. There is a memorial plaque commemorating this event.[3]
On the top of Strážnice hill is a wooden observation tower. It was built in 2003 and it is 9 metres (30 ft) high.[8]
The narrow-gauge railway serves not only for transport but also as a tourist attraction. Steam trains run on weekends during the tourist season.[9]
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^"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^"Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^"Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
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External linksedit
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Official website
January 01, 1970
liptaň, german, liebenthal, municipality, village, bruntál, district, moravian, silesian, region, czech, republic, about, inhabitants, municipalitychurch, assumption, virgin, maryflagcoat, armslocation, czech, republiccoordinates, 22222, 60556, 22222, 60556cou. Liptan German Liebenthal is a municipality and village in Bruntal District in the Moravian Silesian Region of the Czech Republic It has about 500 inhabitants LiptanMunicipalityChurch of the Assumption of the Virgin MaryFlagCoat of armsLiptanLocation in the Czech RepublicCoordinates 50 13 20 N 17 36 20 E 50 22222 N 17 60556 E 50 22222 17 60556Country Czech RepublicRegionMoravian SilesianDistrictBruntalFirst mentioned1256Area Total20 28 km2 7 83 sq mi Elevation295 m 968 ft Population 2023 01 01 1 Total472 Density23 km2 60 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code793 99Websitewww wbr liptan wbr cz Contents 1 Administrative parts 2 Geography 3 History 4 Demographics 5 Transport 6 Sport 7 Sights 8 References 9 External linksAdministrative parts editVillages of Bucavka and Horni Povelice are administrative parts of Liptan Geography editLiptan is located about 28 kilometres 17 mi north of Bruntal and 62 km 39 mi northwest of Ostrava It is situated in the Osoblazsko microregion It lies in the Zlatohorska Highlands The highest point is the hill Kobyla with an elevation of 574 metres 1 883 ft located on the southern municipal border South of the village of Liptan is situated the nature monument Liptansky bludny balvan with one of the largest glacial erratics in the Czech Republic Reminding of the period 250 800 thousand years ago the boulder was carried there by a continental glacier from the south of Sweden Its weight is about 4 7 tonnes 2 History editThe first written mention of Liptan is from 1256 It was founded around 1240 For most of its history it was a fief of the Olomouc bishopric or it was administered directly by the Olomouc bishops 3 The event known as the Liptan Tragedy happened on 22 September 1938 Radicalized German villagers attacked the gendarmerie station and disarmed and assassinated all six Czech members of the State Defense Guard The gendarme officers bodies were transported over the border to the German town Leobschutz where they were buried in an unmarked mass grave 4 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 18692 611 18802 737 4 8 18902 447 10 6 19002 391 2 3 19102 101 12 1 YearPop 19211 898 9 7 19301 781 6 2 1950915 48 6 1961869 5 0 1970687 20 9 YearPop 1980564 17 9 1991477 15 4 2001445 6 7 2011434 2 5 2021426 1 8 Source Censuses 5 6 Transport editLiptan lies on the narrow gauge Tremesna ve Slezsku Osoblaha Railway Sport editOn the Strazny vrch hill there is a 250 metres 820 ft long ski lift 3 Sights editThe main landmark of Liptan is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary The original church was as old as the village 3 The current building was built of red bricks in the Neo Gothic style in 1866 1870 7 Other historical monuments include the Chapel of Our Lady of Help the house No 240 with a chapel and the former police station in the house No 261 where the Liptan Tragedy took place There is a memorial plaque commemorating this event 3 On the top of Straznice hill is a wooden observation tower It was built in 2003 and it is 9 metres 30 ft high 8 The narrow gauge railway serves not only for transport but also as a tourist attraction Steam trains run on weekends during the tourist season 9 References edit Population of Municipalities 1 January 2023 Czech Statistical Office 2023 05 23 Liptansky bludny balvan in Czech CzechTourism Retrieved 2022 04 29 a b c d Historie obce in Czech Obec Liptan Retrieved 2022 04 29 Kuba Frantisek Proc je hrob zastrelenych obeti Liptanske tragedie v Polsku in Czech Denik cz Retrieved 2022 04 29 Historicky lexikon obci Ceske republiky 1869 2011 Okres Bruntal in Czech Czech Statistical Office 2015 12 21 pp 7 8 Population Census 2021 Population by sex Public Database Czech Statistical Office 2021 03 27 Kostel Nanebevzeti Panny Marie in Czech National Heritage Institute Retrieved 2022 04 29 Rozhledna Straznice Liptan in Czech Tourist Information Centre Krnov Retrieved 2022 04 29 Uzkorozchodna zeleznice Tremesna Osoblaha in Czech CzechTourism Retrieved 2022 04 29 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liptan Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liptan amp oldid 1214679767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
