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- 1. a region of the Czech Republic, located between Bohemia on the west and the Carpathians on the east; chief town, Brno. A province of Bohemia from the 11th century, it was made an Austrian province in 1848 and became a part of Czechoslovakia in 1918.
Moravia. Coordinates: 49.5°N 17°E. Moravia [a] ( Czech: Morava [ˈmorava] ⓘ; German: Mähren) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia .
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Mar 1, 2024 · Moravia, traditional region in central Europe that served as the centre of a major medieval kingdom, known as Great Moravia, before it was incorporated into the kingdom of Bohemia in the 11th century. In the 20th century Moravia became part of the modern state of Czechoslovakia and subsequently of.
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Following the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, Moravia became part of Czechoslovakia. As one of the five lands of Czechoslovakia, it had restricted autonomy. In 1928 Moravia ceased to exist as a territorial unity and was merged with Czech Silesia into the Moravian–Silesian Land.
- Explore Brno, Moravia’s capital. Brno is Moravia’s largest city and historical capital, a lively student city that’s close to the borders with Austria and Slovakia.
- Visit Lednice Castle and its large garden. The Neo-Gothic palace of Lednice (Zámek Lednice) was our favorite attraction in South Moravia, and it’s one that made us feel like we were back in the Loire Valley on a hunt for fairy tale castles.
- Taste the best Czech wine at Valtice Castle. There’s a small town neighboring Lednice, and they connect through a 7 kilometers long lime-tree avenue. Valtice and its impressive Baroque residence was once the seat of the princes of Liechtenstein.
- Find Veveří, the fortress in the Moravian woods. Veveří Castle dates back to the 13 century, and it was the seat to various noble families over the centuries until it was damaged in World War II.
Moravia is the second largest and second most populous of these regions (after Bohemia). It boasts seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The biggest city and the former capital of Moravia is the beautiful city of Brno.
May 9, 2018 · Czech Political Geography. Moravia. views 2,171,973 updated May 09 2018. MORAVIA (Czech Morava , Ger. Maehren , Heb. ,ןרהרמןיררעמ), historic region of the Czech Republic (formerly in *Czechoslovakia ). A political unit from around 769, it formed the nucleus of the Great Moravian Empire (first half of the ninth century until 906).
Contents. Moravia. The earliest known inhabitants of Moravia, situated to the east of Bohemia, were the Boii and the Cotini, another Celtic tribe. These were succeeded about 15–10 bce by the Germanic Quadi. The Germanic peoples were pushed back from the middle Danube by the coming of the Avars in 567 ce.
