| Rapotín | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Šumperk |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.0008°N 17.0189°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1391 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.04 |
| Elevation M: | 345 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3314 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 787 01, 788 13, 788 14 |
Rapotín (German: Reitendorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.
Rapotín is located about 5km (03miles) northeast of Šumperk and 48km (30miles) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Bukový kopec at 641m (2,103feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Desná River.
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.[2] [3]
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.[3]
Rapotín was damaged during the 1997 Central European flood.[4]
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.[5]
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 50m (160feet) high tower. The church is equipped with a pipe organ made by the Rieger Orgelbau company.[6]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Rapotín is twinned with:[7]
Opatovce nad Nitrou, Slovakia
Paszowice, Poland