Country Czech Republic District Frýdek-Místek Postal code 739 32 Elevation 305 m Local time Sunday 7:39 PM | Region Moravian-Silesian Established 13th century Website www.repiste.eu Area 8 km² Population 1,754 (2012) | |
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Weather 19°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 40% Humidity | ||
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.
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History
The village was first mentioned in 1450. 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. The parish is now served by a wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael, an important landmark in the village.