Roprachtice
Introduction '''Roprachtice''' is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Geography Roprachtice is located about  northeast of Semily and  southeast of Liberec. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is the hill Chlum with an altitude of . The Hrádecký Brook originates here and flows across the municipality.
History Roprachtice was probably founded in the 13th century. 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.
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Sights Church of the Holy TrinityThe main landmark of Roprachtice is the Church of the Holy Trinity from 1766.A valuable building is also the rectory, which dates from 1793. ''U borovice'' is a privately owned observation tower. It is a  high brick and stone tower with wooden gallery. Next to the tower is a museum of typewriters.
In popular culture The movies ''Forgotten Light'' and ''Krakonoš a lyžníci'' were filmed mainly in Roprachtice.
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