Opařany

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Opařany
Municipality
Church of Saint Francis Xavier
Flag Coat of arms
Opařany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°23′49″N 14°28′53″E / 49.39694°N 14.48139°E / 49.39694; 14.48139Coordinates: 49°23′49″N 14°28′53″E / 49.39694°N 14.48139°E / 49.39694; 14.48139
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Tábor
First mentioned	1268
Area
• Total	31.43 km2 (12.14 sq mi)
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	1,408
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	391 54, 391 61
Website	www.oparany.cz

Opařany (German: Woporschan) is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is located about 15 kilometers from Tábor, and approximately 90 kilometers from the capital Prague.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Hodušín, Nové Dvory, Olší, Oltyně, Podboří and Skrýchov u Opařan are administrative parts of Opařany.

History[]

Firstly mentioned in the year 1268 when the King Ottokar II of Bohemia bought Opařany redoubt together with the brewery. The Jesuits later in 1727 built a baroque residence with its Frantisek Xaverský church as a resemblance to the church in Prague Clementinum. Its interior belongs to one of the most interesting work of art in central Europe. As an author of the project of the church was authorized Kilián Ignác Dienzenhofer, one of the famous architects of his time. After canceling the Jesuits' order the manor was gained by the Paars. Regional committee of Bohemian Empire has decided to use the property as a mental hospital in 1877. Since 1923 the institution has served as psychiatric hospital for children only.

Sights[]

Opařany Castle

• Opařany Castle
• Village chapel of St. John of Nepomuk
• Wayside cross
• Monastery

Sport[]

In Opařany is annually held motorcycle cross country race called Enduro.

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Opařany.

• Official website (cz)
• Bohemia and Bohemian Forest(cz)&(uk)
• Gallery/2008/ Enduro/Oparany(cz)

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