Liptaň

Liptaň (German: Liebenthal) is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Liptaň municipality lies in the centre of Osoblažsko region by the narrow-gauge railway. It is probably the most attractive municipality of the region due to its location in the narrow, steep Liptaň stream valley and well kept village character with the dominating feature of the neo-gothic church. Maybe that’s the reason for the original German name of „Liebenthal“ (free translation of „lovely valley“). The first mention of Liptaň is from 1256 and currently has a population of 476. The dominating feature of the village is the parish Church of the Virgin Mary built of red bricks in neo-gothic style in...