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Kopřivná
Kopřivná (german: Geppersdorf) 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 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šumperk District
Šumperk District ( cs, okres Šumperk) is a district (''okres'') within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic Its administrative centre is the town of Šumperk. Šumperk District shares border with the districts of Olomouc (to the south), Svitavy District (to the south-west), Ústí nad Orlicí District (to the north-west), Polish Kłodzko County (to the north), Jeseník District (to the north-east) and Bruntál District (to the east). Geography Šumperk District is a part of Moravia, except an area around Malá Morava village and Štíty town, which belong to Bohemia. The highest point is the Praděd mountain (1492 meters) situated on a north, the lowest point is a floodplain of Morava river (339 meters) south of Loštice town. District's surface is mostly mountainous and hilly. Wide lowland of Mohelnická brázda depression is situated in the center and most population lives there. Demography According to 2011 census, Šumperk District had 126 567 inhabitants. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
