| Roprachtice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Liberec |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Semily |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.6478°N 15.4158°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1352 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.61 |
| Elevation M: | 578 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 294 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 513 01 |
Roprachtice is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Roprachtice is located about 7km (04miles) northeast of Semily and 27km (17miles) southeast of Liberec. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is the hill Chlum with an altitude of 695m (2,280feet). The Hrádecký Brook originates here and flows across the municipality.
Roprachtice was probably founded in the 13th century.[2] The first written mention of the village is from 1352. The oldest known owners of the village were the Waldstein family. Important owners of Roprachtice also included the Caretto-Millesimo family and the House of Rohan, who owned it in the 18th and 19th centuries.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Roprachtice is the Church of the Holy Trinity from 1766. A valuable building is also the rectory, which dates from 1793.[2]
U borovice is a privately owned observation tower. It is a high brick and stone tower with wooden gallery.[4] Next to the tower is a museum of typewriters.[5]
The movies Forgotten Light and Krakonoš a lyžníci were filmed mainly in Roprachtice.[5]