Opava

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Opava is a historic city in the Czech Republic’s Silesian region, known as a former political and cultural center of Silesia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Opava canonical 14
Opava Silesia 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeStatus statutory city
cityRightsGranted 13th century
climate temperate oceanic climate
coatOfArmsFeatures Piast eagle
surface form: Silesian eagle
country Czech Republic
distanceToOstrava approximately 30 kilometres
elevation approximately 260 metres
firstMentioned 12th century
germanName Troppau
hasCulturalInstitution Silesian Museum in Opava
Opava Silesian Theatre
surface form: Silesian Theatre in Opava
hasInstitution Silesian University in Opava
hasLandmark Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Opava Silesian Theatre
Silesian Museum
Upper Square
hasSportsClub SFC Opava
hasTransport railway connections to Krnov
railway connections to Ostrava
hasUniversity Silesian University in Opava
historicalAffiliation Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Czechoslovakia
historicalRegion Duchy of Opava
historicalRole former cultural center of Silesia
former political center of Silesia
isPartOf Czech Republic
Opava District
isSeatOf Opava District authorities
locatedEastOf Ostrava
locatedIn Austrian Silesia
surface form: Czech Silesia

Moravian-Silesian Region
Silesia
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOn Opava River
officialLanguage Czech language
surface form: Czech
polishName Opawa
population approximately 55000
postalCode 746 01
primaryReligionHistorically Roman Catholicism
region Moravian-Silesian Region
regionCapitalOf Opava District
river Opava River
timeZoneUTCOffset +1
timeZoneUTCOffsetDST +2
wasCapitalOf Austrian Silesia
Duchy of Opava

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Austrian Silesia capital Opava
Ostrava locatedOnRiver Opava
Roth twinTown Opava
Silesian Lachs culturalRegion Opava
this entity surface form: Opava Silesia
North Moravia contains Opava
Troppau modernName Opava
Troppau historicalNameOf Opava
Troppau CzechName Opava
Nízký Jeseník nearCity Opava