Central Europe
Czech Republic
Olomouc Region

Czech Silesia

Czech Silesia is the part of the historical region of now in the . While it currently has no formal boundaries, in a narrow geographic sense, it encompasses most or all of the territory of the Czech Republic within the Oder River's drainage basin.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Slatina Castle and Zámek Kyjovice.

Public building
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is a public building.

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is situated 7 km east of Czech Silesia.

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is situated 7 km northwest of Czech Silesia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hradec nad Moravicí and Pustá Polom.

Town
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is a town in in the of the . It has about 5,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. is situated 7 km northwest of Czech Silesia.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 800 inhabitants. is situated 5 km east of Czech Silesia.

Czech Silesia

Latitude
49.8274° or 49° 49′ 39″ north
Longitude
17.9517° or 17° 57′ 6″ east
Population
1,000,000
Elevation
404 metres (1,325 feet)
Open location code
8FXVRXG2+WM
Geo­Names ID
3063584
Wiki­data ID
Q45551
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Czech Silesia” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Tsjeggies-Silesië”
  • Albanian: “Silesia çeke”
  • Arabic: “سيليزيا التشيكية”
  • Basque: “Txekiar Silesia”
  • Bavarian: “Mährisch-Schlesien”
  • Belarusian: “Чэская Сылезія”
  • Belarusian: “Чэшская Сілезія”
  • Breton: “Moravo-Silesia”
  • Breton: “Moravo-Silezia”
  • Bulgarian: “Чешка Силезия”
  • Chinese: “捷克西利西亞”
  • Chinese: “捷克西里西亞”
  • Croatian: “Češka Šleska”
  • Czech: “České Slezsko”
  • Czech: “Československé Slezsko”
  • Czech: “Jižní Slezsko”
  • Czech: “Moravské Slezsko”
  • Czech: “Sudetské Slezsko”
  • Czech: “Vévodství slezské”
  • Czech: “Země slezská”
  • Danish: “Tjekkiske Schlesien”
  • Dutch: “Geschiedenis van Tsjechisch Silezie”
  • Dutch: “Geschiedenis van Tsjechisch Silezië”
  • Dutch: “Hertegdom Silezie”
  • Dutch: “Hertegdom Silezië”
  • Dutch: “Oostenrijks Silezie”
  • Dutch: “Oostenrijks Silezië”
  • Dutch: “Oostenrijks-Silezie”
  • Dutch: “Oostenrijks-Silezië”
  • Dutch: “Tsjechisch Silezie”
  • Dutch: “Tsjechisch Silezië”
  • Dutch: “Tsjechisch-Silezie”
  • Dutch: “Tsjechisch-Silezië”
  • Esperanto: “Aŭstria Silezio”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉeĥa Silezio”
  • Esperanto: “Duklando silezia”
  • Estonian: “Tšehhi Sileesia”
  • Finnish: “Tšekin Sleesia”
  • French: “Silésie tchèque”
  • Georgian: “ჩეხური სილეზია”
  • German: “Herzogtum Ober- und Niederschlesien”
  • German: “Kronland Schlesien”
  • German: “Mähren-Schlesien”
  • German: “Mährisch Schlesien”
  • German: “Mährisch-Schlesien”
  • German: “Schlesien”
  • German: “Sudeten-Schlesien”
  • German: “Sudetenschlesien”
  • German: “Tschechisch Schlesien”
  • German: “Tschechisch-Schlesien”
  • Greek: “Τσεχική Σιλεσία”
  • Hebrew: “שלזיה הצ’כית”
  • Hungarian: “Cseh Szilézia”
  • Hungarian: “Cseh-Szilézia”
  • Hungarian: “Morva-Szilézia”
  • Hungarian: “Szilézia”
  • Hungarian: “Szudétavidék-Szilézia”
  • Indonesian: “Silesia Ceko”
  • Italian: “Slesia ceca”
  • Japanese: “チェコ領スレスコ”
  • Korean: “체코령 슐레지엔”
  • Korean: “체코령 슬레스코”
  • Korean: “체코령 실레시아”
  • Korean: “체코령 실레지아”
  • Korean: “체코령 실롱스크”
  • Latvian: “Čehijas Silēzija”
  • Lithuanian: “Čekų Silezija”
  • Macedonian: “Чешка Шлеска”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “tsjekkisk schlesien”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tsjekkisk Schlesien”
  • Norwegian: “Tsjekkisk Schlesien”
  • Persian: “سیلزی چک”
  • Persian: “سیلزیای چک”
  • Persian: “سیلزیای چکی”
  • Persian: “سیلزیای سودتن”
  • Persian: “سیلزیای موراویایی”
  • Polish: “Śląsk Czeski”
  • Quechua: “Chiku Silisya”
  • Romanian: “Silezia Cehă”
  • Romanian: “Silezia Sudetină”
  • Russian: “Чешская Силезия”
  • Santali: “ᱪᱮᱪ ᱥᱤᱞᱮᱥᱤᱭᱟ”
  • Scots: “Czech Silesie”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Silesia Seiceach”
  • Serbian: “Чешка Шлеска”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Češka Šleska”
  • Silesian: “Czeski Ślůnsk”
  • Silesian: “Ślůnsk Česki”
  • Slovak: “České Sliezsko”
  • Slovenian: “Češka Šlezija”
  • Spanish: “Silesia checa”
  • Spanish: “Silesia Checa”
  • Swedish: “Ceske Slezsko”
  • Swedish: “České Slezsko”
  • Swedish: “Österreichisch-Schlesien”
  • Swedish: “Österrikiska Schlesien”
  • Swedish: “Schlesien i Tjeckien”
  • Swedish: “Tjeckiska Schlesien”
  • Swedish: “Tjeckiska Silesien”
  • Swiss German: “Schlesien”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Schlesien”
  • Ukrainian: “Чеська Сілезія”
  • Urdu: “چیک سیلیسیا”
  • Venetian: “Slèzia ceca”
  • Vietnamese: “Czech Silesia”
  • Vietnamese: “Silesia thuộc Séc”
  • Western Panjabi: “چیک سائیلیشیا”
  • Western Panjabi: “چیک سیلیسیا”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dolní les [Hlubočec] and Hůrka [Opava - Podvihov].

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