Opava
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°56′20″N, 17°54′9″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Opava
First mentioned	1195
Mayor	Zbyněk Stanjura
Area
- City	90,61 km²
Elevation	257 m
Population (2005)
- City	59 843
Postal code	746 01
Website: http://www.opava-city.cz/

Opava listen (help· info) (-Czech, German: Troppau, Polish: Opawa) is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the Opava river. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1293x859, 328 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Opava Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File links Opava-vlajka. ... Image File history File links Opava-znak. ... Image File history File links Opava_(CZE)_-_location_map. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The Czech Republic consists of 13 kraje (singular - kraj; usually translated as Regions with capital R) and one capital city (hlavní mÄ›sto), marked by a *: South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj) Central Bohemian Region (StÅ™edočeský kraj) Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj) Vysočina Region (Kraj... Moravian-Silesian Region (in Czech Moravskoslezský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located it the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. ... The Czech Republic is divided into seventy-three districts (okresy, sing. ... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... Image File history File links Cs-Opava. ... Opava (Polish: Opawa, German: Oppa) is a river in the north-eastern Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Oder river. ... ... Moravian-Silesian Region (in Czech Moravskoslezský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located it the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Opava was first documented in 1195. It received Magdeburg city rights in 1224 and was the capital of a medieval Silesian duchy. After the majority of Silesia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the War of the Austrian Succession begun in 1740, the remaining Silesian territory still under the control of the Habsburg Monarchy became known as Austrian Silesia with its capital in Opava (1742-1918). The Congress of Troppau took place in Opava in 1820. After the defeat of Austria-Hungary in World War I, Opava became part of Czechoslovakia in 1918. Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... The Magdeburg Rights (or Magdeburg law) were the laws of the Imperial Free City of Magdeburg during many centuries of the Holy Roman Empire, and possibly the most important set of Germanic medieval city laws. ... // Events Foundation of the University of Naples Livonian Brothers of the Sword conquers Latgallians Last of Arabs expelled from Sicily Births Deaths Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (born 1153) Hojo Yoshitoki, regent of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (born 1163) Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Prussian Silesia, 1871, outlined in yellow; Silesia at the close of the Seven Years War in 1763, outlined in cyan (areas now in the Czech Republic were Austrian-ruled at that time) Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Ślonsk / Ślónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. ... A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. ... Flag of Prussia (1894 - 1918) The Kingdom of Prussia existed from 1701 until 1918, and from 1871 was the leading kingdom of the German Empire, comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the area of the Empire. ... The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) became inevitable after Maria Theresa of Austria had succeeded her father Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor in his Habsburg dominions in 1740, namely becoming Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, and Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian Monarchy or simply Austria, are the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Congress of Troppau was a conference of the allied sovereigns or their representatives to discuss a concerted policy with regard to the questions raised by the revolution in Naples of July 1820. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul...

From 1938-1945 Opava was occupied by Nazi Germany. A day before Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938, Opava was shorn from its okres and became its own Stadtkreis. After the end of World War II, the German population of Opava was expelled from 1945-46; many of them settled in Bamberg, Germany. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Sudetenland (German; Sudety in Czech and Polish) was the name used in the first half of the 20th century for the regions inhabited mostly by Germans in the border areas of Bohemia, Moravia, and those parts of Silesia associated with Bohemia. ... Slovakia is subdivided into 8 kraje (singular - kraj, usually translated as regions, but actually meaning rather county), each of which is named after their principal city. ... An independent city is a city that does not form part of another local government entity. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... For other meanings, see Bamberg (disambiguation). ...

Economy and Culture

Opava is currently an important business and cultural center. It is the location of several economic and cultural institutions serving the entire region, including the Silesian Land's Museum, the Silesian University of Opava, and the Silesian Institute of the Academy of Science. The city is part of a congested industrial area along with Ostrava and produces mining equipment. Opava also awards its own Cultural Prize. The Silesian Theatre in Opava was founded in year 1805. Plays were performed in German until the end of the Second World War. Ostrava ( ) (IPA: ) (German: Ostrau, Polish: Ostrawa) is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Famous Opavans

• Martin of Opava, historian
• Joy Adamson, naturalist
• Johann Palisa, astronomer
• Petr Bezruč, poet
• Zuzana Ondrášková, tennis player
• Bohdan Sláma, film director
• Boris Rösner, actor
• Gerhard Gerlich, post-war German politician
• Joseph Maria Olbrich, architect
• Lucie Weidt, German-Austrian singer
• Pavel Složil, former professional tennis player

Martin of Opava, also known as Martin of Poland, was an important Dominican chronicler of the 13th century. ... Joy Adamson (January 20, 1910 – January 3, 1980) was a naturalist, best known as the author and main character of the book, Born Free, which described her experiences in saving the life of a lioness, Elsa. ... Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 – May 2, 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now in the Czech Republic). ... Petr Bezruč, pseudonym of Vladimír Vašek, (September 15, 1867, Opava – February 12, 1958) was a Czech poet and short story writer, associated with the region of Silesia. ... Zuzana Ondrášková (born May 3, 1980, Opava) is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... Bohdan Sláma is a Czech movie director. ... Joseph Maria Olbrich (22 December 1867–8 August 1908) was an Austrian architect. ...

External links

• Official website
• Up-to-date news
• Opavsko24.cz - Regionální internetové noviny pro Opavu a okolí

Coordinates: 49°56′20″N, 17°54′9″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...