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After the defeat of Austria-Hungary in World War I, Opava became part of Czechoslovakia in 1919. In 1938, Opava was ceded to Nazi Germany as a result of the Munich agreement . It was administered as a part of Reichsgau Sudetenland .
Opava (German Troppau) is a mid-sized city (population 57,800) in North East of the Czech Republic (the Moravian-Silesian region). It is located on the river Opava , whose name it took. The history of its first settlement dates to the early twelfth century, and it first acquired city status in 1224.
Article History. German: Troppau. Polish: Opawa. Opava. City centre of Opava, Czech Republic. Opava, city, northeastern Czech Republic. It lies along the Opava River near the Polish border and is northwest of Ostrava, from which it is separated by part of the wooded Oder Hills.
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A very important medieval route existed between Moravia and Prussia, connecting the economic and political centres (Olomouc, Opava, Raciborz, Krakow and Torun). Situation on this road made it possible to research the continuous material and ideological transfer, the existence of which is evident from the archaeological finds in Opava region.
The Principality of Opava (Czech: Opavské knížectví; Polish: Księstwo Opawskie) or Duchy of Troppau (German: Herzogtum Troppau) was a historic territory split off from the Margraviate of Moravia before 1269 by King Ottokar II of Bohemia to provide for his natural son, Nicholas I.
Aug 3, 2018 · The red brick Co-Cathedral – the ascension of Virgin Mary is the only one of its kind in Czech Republic. In 1996, the founding Bishop said it was not possible to have episcopal Church in Opava, so it became the Co-cathedral. At 102 metres high, it is the tallest tower in Silesia. In the middle of the Opava Upper square is a Sun water feature.
May 3, 2024 · In 1945, at the end of World War II, Silesia was one of the regions of German territory that was granted to Poland by the Soviet Union in compensation for land in eastern Poland that was incorporated into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
