Opava

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Opava is a historic city in the Czech Republic’s Silesian region, known as a former political and cultural center of Silesia.

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Opava canonical 14
Opava Silesia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeStatus statutory city
cityRightsGranted 13th century
climate temperate oceanic climate
coatOfArmsFeatures Silesian eagle
linked to: Piast eagle
country Czech Republic
distanceToOstrava approximately 30 kilometres
elevation approximately 260 metres
firstMentioned 12th century
germanName Troppau
hasCulturalInstitution Silesian Museum in Opava
Silesian Theatre in Opava
hasInstitution Silesian University in Opava
hasLandmark Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Opava Silesian Theatre
Silesian Museum
Upper Square
hasSportsClub SFC Opava
hasTransport railway connections to Krnov
railway connections to Ostrava
hasUniversity Silesian University in Opava
historicalAffiliation Austria-Hungary
Austrian Empire
Czechoslovakia
historicalRegion Duchy of Opava
historicalRole former cultural center of Silesia
former political center of Silesia
isPartOf Czech Republic
Opava District
isSeatOf Opava District authorities
locatedEastOf Ostrava
locatedIn Czech Silesia
linked to: Austrian Silesia

Moravian-Silesian Region
Silesia
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOn Opava River
officialLanguage Czech
linked to: Czech language
polishName Opawa
population approximately 55000
postalCode 746 01
primaryReligionHistorically Roman Catholicism
region Moravian-Silesian Region
regionCapitalOf Opava District
river Opava River
timeZoneUTCOffset +1
timeZoneUTCOffsetDST +2
wasCapitalOf Austrian Silesia
Duchy of Opava

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