Rajnochovice
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Rajnochovice | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Anne | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Rajnochovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′47″N 17°48′47″E / 49.41306°N 17.81306°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Kroměříž |
| Founded | 1721 |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.43 km2 (16.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 533 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 768 71 |
| Website | www |
Rajnochovice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Rajnochovice was named after the Rajnoch family, who founded the village.[2]
Geography
Rajnochovice is located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) northeast of Kroměříž and 22 km (14 mi) northeast of Zlín. It lies in the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Kelčský Javorník at 865 m (2,838 ft) above sea level. The Juhyně Stream originates here and flows across the municipality.
History
Before the municipality was founded, there were several small scattered settlements in the territory. Rajnochovice was founded on 8 May 1721, when six sons of the sheep herder Mikuláš Rajnoch received permission from the bishop of Olomouc to build a house and farm on the land near the church. Soon a hammer mill was established here, but it went bankrupt already during the 18th century.[2]
From the early 19th century until 1890, Rajnochovice was famous for the production of decorated ceramics.[3] A narrow-gauge railway was built here to transport wood to the local sawmill in 1904–1906. In 1921, railway transport was stopped.[4]
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sport
There are two ski resorts in the municipality called Troják and Tesák. They are among the most popular ski resorts in the region. A cross-country track, the so-called Hostýn Highway, runs along the municipal border.[7]
