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Tourist Spot Attractions In Moravian-Silesian Region

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The Moravian-Silesian Region , is one of the 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001 it was called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. The region borders the Olomouc Region to the west and the Zlín Region to the south. It also borders two other countries – Poland to the north and Slovakia to the east. Once a highly industrialized region, it was called the Steel Heart of the Country in the communist era. There are, in addition, several mountainous areas where the landscape is relatively prese...
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Tourist Spot Attractions In Moravian-Silesian Region

  • 1. New City Hall Viewing Tower Ostrava
    The New Town Hall of Ostrava is the largest town hall complex in the Czech Republic. It is located on the left bank of the River Ostravice, on Prokešovo náměstí.
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  • 2. Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Opava
    The Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral or just Opava Cathedral, is the name given is a Catholic church in a town of Opava in the European country of Czech Republic. It has three naves, with two towers, built in the fourteenth century in Gothic style, where he was an older early thirteenth century Romanesque building before. In 1995 the church was declared a national monument in the Czech Republic. Since 1996 is the second seat of the bishop of Ostrava-Opava . Establishing the Church of the Assumption in Opava it is associated with the Teutonic Knights. The construction of the church probably began shortly after 1204. Initial details of this Romanesque church are not well known. But the letter from King Wenceslas I of 12 May 1237 mentions the rectory in Opava. After the death of Premys...
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  • 8. Hukvaldy Castle Hukvaldy
    Hukvaldy is a village in the Czech Republic, in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Population: 1,900. It lies 150m below the ruins of the third-largest castle in the Czech Republic, Hukvaldy Castle , and is the birthplace of the composer Leoš Janáček and palaeontologist Ferdinand Stoliczka. The castle has been rebuilt at least five times over the last 700 years, evolving from a small early gothic castle to a baroque fortress. It was first built between 1260 and 1270 by Mr. Frank from Příbor. He was the son of the colonizer Arnold from the Huckeswagen family. When it functioned as a defensive structure the castle was never taken, probably because of its location and its massive fortress. The oldest part is an oval with many walls and a tall slim tower in the front. Above the ditch and entra...
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  • 9. Silesian-Ostrava Castle Ostrava
    Silesian Ostrava Castle is a castle in Ostrava, in the northeastern Czech Republic. It was originally built in the 1280s near the confluence of the Lučina and Ostravice rivers. The castle was built for military purposes due to its proximity to the Polish border. In 1534, the gothic castle was rebuilt into a renaissance chateau. It burned down in 1872 but was rebuilt. It was restored recently after many years of dilapidation, caused by coal mining under the castle. Today, the castle is one of the most important tourist attraction of the city. The castle held the Colours of Ostrava festival in 2007.
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  • 15. Studenka Castle Studenka
    Studénka is a town of 10,210 residents in Nový Jičín District of the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It is on the mainline railway between Kraków and Prague, and was the scene of the Studénka train disaster 2008 and Studénka train disaster 2015. The town is situated on both sides of the historical border between Moravia and Silesia. It became best known as the birthplace of František Tomášek.
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