The village was mentioned for the first time in a map of the southern border of Tešín shire before 1620, which is maintained by the Sliezske Museum in Opava.
History:
The village was mentioned for the first time in a map of the southern border of Tešín shire before 1620, which is maintained by the Sliezske Museum in Opava.
Attractions for visitors:
Eminent natives:
- Ján Palárik – eminent native, writer; Milan Mravec – artist (painter); Irena Zemaníková – naïve artist (painter)
- Monuments: Statute of St. John of Nepomuk from 1832
- Peasant log-house from 1863
- Commemorative table of Ján Palárik on the place of his childhood house
- Monument of Ján Palárik from 1940
- Memorial of victims of the World War I and II from 1947
- Roman–Catholic Church of Birth of Virgin Mary from 1874
- Interesting nature places: Nature reserve Veľký Polom, Medvedia Rock
- Sport and recreation possibilities: Korcháň – airsoft, ski lift, accommodation
- The biggest events: Palárik’s Raková (contest of amateur drama ensembles)
- New Year’s rise to Veľký Polom
Info:
www.rakova.sk
