Liptaň | |
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 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Liptaň Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:50°13′20″N17°36′20″E / 50.22222°N 17.60556°E /50.22222; 17.60556 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1256 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.28 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 470 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 99 |
| Website | www |
Liptaň (German:Liebenthal) is a municipality and village inBruntál District in theMoravian-Silesian Region of theCzech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Liptaň consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
Liptaň is located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north ofBruntál and 62 km (39 mi) northwest ofOstrava. It is situated in theOsoblažsko microregion. It lies in theZlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the hill Kobyla at 574 m (1,883 ft) above sea level, located on the southern municipal border.
South of the village of Liptaň is situated the nature monumentLiptaňský bludný balvan with one of the largestglacial erratics in the Czech Republic. Reminding of the period 250–800 thousand years ago, the boulder was carried there by a continentalglacier from the south ofSweden. Its weight is about 4.7 tonnes.[3]
The first written mention of Liptaň is from 1256. It was founded around 1240. For most of its history, it was afief of theOlomouc bishopric or it was administered directly by the Olomouc bishops.[4]
The event known as theLiptaň Tragedy happened on 22 September 1938.Radicalized German villagers attacked the gendarmerie station and disarmed and assassinated all six Czech members of the State Defense Guard. The gendarme officers' bodies were transported over the border to the German townLeobschütz where they were buried in an unmarked mass grave.[5]
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Liptaň is located on the narrow-gaugeTřemešná ve Slezsku–Osoblaha railway.
On the Strážný vrch hill there is a 250 metres (820 ft) longski lift.[4]
The main landmark of Liptaň is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The original church was as old as the village.[4] The current building was built of red bricks in theNeo-Gothic style in 1866–1870.[8]
Other historical monuments include the Chapel of Our Lady of Help, the house No. 240 with a chapel, and the former police station in the house No. 261 where the Liptaň Tragedy took place. There is a memorial plaque commemorating this event.[4]
On the top of Strážnice hill is a wooden observation tower. It was built in 2003 and it is 9 metres (30 ft) high.[9]
The narrow-gauge railway serves not only for transport but also as a tourist attraction.Steam trains run on weekends during the tourist season.[10]
