Chropyně

History

The first written mention of Chropyně is from 1261, when the settlement was donated to the newly established monastery in Vizovice. During the rule of the Lords of Ludanice in the 15th century, a set of fishponds was built here and Chropyně became the centre of a small estate. The fish farming brought economic prosperity to Chropyně and in 1535, it was promoted to a market town by King Ferdinand I. In 1615–1617, Chropyně was owned by Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein. From 1617 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, it was a property of Olomouc bishopric. In the 19th century, many large fires damaged Chropyně. A small spa for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and diseases associated with high blood pressure was founded here in 1950. In 1970, Chropyně was promoted to a town. The town was damaged by the 1997 Central European flood and the spa was completely destroyed.

Geography

Chropyně is located about north of Kroměříž and northwest of Zlín. It lies in the Upper Morava Valley. The Malá Bečva canal and its branches flow through the town. The Malá Bečva flows to the Moštěnka River, which flows along the southeastern municipal border. The Morava River briefly flows along the southern border and its confluence with the Moštěnka is just outside the territory of Chropyně. There are several fishponds in the municipal territory. The largest of them is Zámecký rybník in the centre of the town. The pond area is protected as a national nature reserve and the water caltrop (critically endangered in the Czech Republic) is found here.

Most-observed species

• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,643
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,589
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,573
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,259
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,118
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,033
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,837
• Caspian Gull

  Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811 · Aves
  3,533

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2018-08-17
  1 km ENE of Tren?ianske Teplice, Slovakia
• M 3.2 — 2008-12-04
  1 km SW of Doubrava, Czechia
• M 4.1 — 2008-11-22
  2 km SW of Godów, Poland
• M 2.5 — 2008-06-19
  2 km ESE of Píš?, Czechia
• M 2.6 — 2008-04-13
  0 km SW of Doubrava, Czechia
• M 2.8 — 2008-04-12
  2 km NNW of Horní Suchá, Czechia