Rejchartice | |
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: | 50.0283°N 16.9781°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1350 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.80 |
Elevation M: | 493 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 172 |
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 |
Rejchartice (German: Reigersdorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The village was named after its probable founder named Richard.[2]
Rejchartice is located about 6km (04miles) north of Šumperk and 51km (32miles) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is the Smrk hill at 742m (2,434feet) above sea level. The creek Rejchartický potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Rejchartice is in a deed of Olomouc bishop Jan Volek from 1350. For centuries, until 1848, the village was part of the Bludov estate and shared its owners.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Rejchartice si the Church of Saints Michael and Gabriel. It was built in the Baroque style in 1768–1770, when the old small church from 1643 was completely rebuilt.[2]