Řepiště
Řepiště is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,838. The village lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.History
The village was first mentioned in 1450. Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, since 1327 a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy.
The village became a seat of a Catholic parish in the second half of 15th century. After 1540s Protestant Reformation prevailed in the Duchy of Teschen and a local Catholic church was taken over by Lutherans. It was taken from them by a special commission and given back to the Roman Catholic Church on 26 March 1654. The parish is now served by a wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael, an important landmark in the village.Footnotes
