Rybí
Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
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Rybí (German: Reimlich) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Rybí | |
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View of Rybí from Holivák | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Rybí Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′3″N 18°4′33″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Nový Jičín |
| Founded | 1397 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,261 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (362/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 742 65 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
The name is derived from the watercourse Rybí potok (literally 'fish stream'), which is today called Rybský potok.[2]
Geography
Rybí is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Nový Jičín and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the hill Libhošťská hůrka at 494 m (1,621 ft) above sea level. The stream Rybský potok flows through the municipality.
History
Demographics
Transport
The D48 motorway (the section from Nový Jičín to Frýdek-Místek) runs along the northern municipal border.
Sport
Sights
The most important monument is the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross. Other sights include two chapels that commemorate the former massive pilgrimage procession of the faithful, and glacial erratics.[7]
Notable people
- Adolf Zábranský (1909–1981), painter and illustrator
