Rajnochovice

Rajnochovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Anne
Flag Coat of arms
Rajnochovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′47″N 17°48′47″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  (2024-01-01)
• Total	558
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	768 71
Website	www.rajnochovice.cz

Rajnochovice is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

Rajnochovice was named after the Rajnoch family, who founded the village.

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.

From the early 19th century until 1890, Rajnochovice was famous for the production of decorated ceramics. A narrow-gauge railway was built here to transport wood to the local sawmill in 1904–1906. In 1921, railway transport was stopped.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,053 —     1880 1,083 +2.8% 1890 1,032 −4.7% 1900 1,019 −1.3% 1910 1,119 +9.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,107 −1.1% 1930 1,161 +4.9% 1950 820 −29.4% 1961 835 +1.8% 1970 721 −13.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 638 −11.5% 1991 573 −10.2% 2001 519 −9.4% 2011 550 +6.0% 2021 499 −9.3%
Source: Censuses

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.

Sights

Rectory

The most important monument is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built next to an old wooden church, which probably dated from the 12th century, but fell into disrepair and its capacity was insufficient. The new church was built in the Baroque style in 1711–1716, before Rajnochovice was founded. A small castle was built together with the church near the church, but in 1727 the building became a rectory.

The Chapel of the Holy Spirit in the area of the former children's sanatorium dates from 1924.

The ruin of the Šaumburk castle is located in the municipality. Very little of it has survived to this day.

In 2010, the operation of the narrow-gauge track was resumed on a 300 m (980 ft) long track as a tourist attraction.

On the Kelčský Javorník mountain there is an eponymous observation tower. The current steel tower opened in 2015, replacing the old wooden tower. It has 156 steps.

External links

• Official website