Moravia
historical land in the Czech Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Moravia
Morava | |
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Historical land | |
Anthem: Jsem Moravan | |
Coordinates: 49.5°N 17°E / 49.5; 17 | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Regions | Moravian-Silesian Region, Olomouc Region, South Moravian Region, Vysočina, Zlín Region, South Bohemian Region, Pardubice Region |
First mentioned | 822[1][2] |
Former capital | Brno (1641–1948)[3] Brno, Olomouc (until 1641) |
Area | |
• Total | 22,348.87 km2 (8,628.95 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,100,000[4] |
Demonym | Moravian |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Together with Bohemia in the west and Silesia in the north, Moravia was a historical-political region called the Czech Lands. Moravia, Bohemia and a small part of Silesia make up the current Czech Republic.
Important cities in Moravia are Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava and Zlín.