Kopřivná
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Kopřivná | |
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 View towards the Church of the Holy Trinity | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kopřivná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′47″N 16°56′49″E / 50.04639°N 16.94694°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1414 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 286 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 788 33 |
| Website | www |
Kopřivná (German: Geppersdorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Kopřivná consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Kopřivná (261)
- Lužná (21)
Etymology
The original German name Geppersdorf ("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.[3]
Geography
Kopřivná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Šumperk and 54 km (34 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is a hill at 740 m (2,430 ft) 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 mentioned as a part of the Bludov estate.[3]
The population was ethnically German until World War II. After the war, Germans were expelled and the village was partially resettled by Czechs.
