Roprachtice

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 7 km northeast of Semily and 27 km southeast of Liberec. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is the hill Chlum with an altitude of 695 m. 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.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
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.

U borovice is a privately owned observation tower. It is a 18 m 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.