Kopřivná
Introduction '''Kopřivná''' () is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts The village of Lužná is an administrative part of Kopřivná.
Etymology The original German name ''Geppersdorf'' (i.e. "Gepper's village") was derived from the personal name of the ''lokator'' of the village. The Czech name was created in 1846, when the German letter "g" was replaced by similarly sounding Czech "kopř-", thus the new name was ''Kopřinov''. The word "Kopřivnov" reminded the Czech word ''kopřiva'' (i.e. "nettle"), so the name was changed to ''Kopřivná'' in 1924.
Geography Kopřivná is located about  north of Šumperk and  northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is a hill at  above sea level. The eponymous creek Kopřivná springs here and flows across the municipality.
History The first written mention of Kopřivná is from 1414, where it is mentioned as a part of the Bludov estate.The population was ethnically German until the World War II. After the war, Germans were expelled and the village was partially resettled by Czechs.
Demographics
Sights Ruins of Nový HradThe landmark of Kopřivná is the Church of the Holy Trinity. The original church was first mentioned in 1594, but due to its poor condition, it was replaced by the current one in 1747.Nový Hrad is a castle ruin in the woods in the western part of the territory. The castle was first mentioned in 1374, and it was referred to as abandoned in 1504.Remains of walls with prismatic bastions, moats, a cylindrical tower and fragments of a residential palace have been preserved from the original castle.
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