Opava

Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Silesia.

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Opava is a city in the Czech Republic with around 55,000 people, located in the Moravian-Silesian Region along the Opava River. It matters historically as one of Silesia's main cultural centers and as a former capital of Czech Silesia.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Opava
Settlement.settlement_type: Statutory city
Settlement.image_skyline: Horni-namesti1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Horní Square
Settlement.image_flag: Opava Flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Opava CoA.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Moravian-Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Opava
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Tomáš Navrátil
Settlement.leader_party: ANO
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Troppau
Population: 55109
Area: 90.60987
Elevation: 257
Official website: www.opava-city.cz
Image: Opava, Horní náměstí, 01.jpg
Licence plate code: T

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Commons category: Opava
Commons gallery: Opava
postal code: 746 01–747 95
time of earliest written record: 1195-01-17
native label: Opava
inception: 1224-00-00
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P6482: Opava
number of houses: 7791
P8168: Oswald Hafenrichter
mean age: 43.8

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Contents

Administrative division
Etymology
Geography
Climate
History
Demographics
Economy
Culture
Education
Sport
Sights
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
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==Administrative division== thumb|City parts of Opava (shown in color) Opava consists of eight self-governing city parts in the suburbs and the central part that is directly administered. In addition, Opava consists of 14 municipal parts, whose borders do not respect the boundaries of the city parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): undivided Opava Město (3,485) Předměstí (22,212) Kateřinky (12,795) Kylešovice (7,311) Jaktař (2,182) Komárov (1,323) Komárov (1,323) Malé Hoštice (1,710) Malé Hoštice (1,710) Milostovice (305) Milostovice (305) Podvihov (754) Komárovské Chaloupky (155) Podvihov (599) Suché Lazce (1,034) Suché Lazce (1,034) Vávrovice (1,317) Vávrovice (1,036) Předměstí (237) Jaktař (44) Vlaštovičky (385) Vlaštovičky (385) Zlatníky (333) Zlatníky (333)