Řepiště

Řepiště
Village

Saint Archangel Michael wooden church

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Coat of arms

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°44′15″N 18°19′8″E / 49.73750°N 18.31889°E / 49.73750; 18.31889Coordinates: 49°44′15″N 18°19′8″E / 49.73750°N 18.31889°E / 49.73750; 18.31889
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Frýdek-Místek
Established 13th century
Government
 • Mayor Rostislav Kožušník
Area
 • Total 8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation 305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 1,754
 • Density 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Postal code 739 32
Website www.repiste.eu

Řepiště (Polish: Rzepiszcze) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,618 (2006). The village lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1450.[1] Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, since 1327 a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy.

The village 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.[2] The parish is now served by a wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael, an important landmark in the village.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Panic, Idzi (2010). Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) [Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 313. ISBN 978-83-926929-3-5.
  2. ↑ 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.

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