Facts About Opava
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Opava is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.
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Opava lies on the river Opava, located to the northwest of Ostrava.
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Opava is twinned with Katowice, Poland; Kearney, United States; Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia; Racibórz, Poland; Roth, Germany Zugló, Hungary & Żywiec, Poland.
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Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was the historical capital of Czech Silesia.
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Opava was first documented in 1195. The first mention of Magdeburg city rights came from 1224.
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The city’s football club SFC Opava currently plays in the Czech National Football League, the second tier of the Czech football league system.
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Opava is made up of eight self-governing boroughs in the suburbs, and of the central part which is administered directly. The city is further divided into 14 administrative parts: Opava, Komárov, Malé Hoštice, Milostovice, Podvihov, Suché Lazce, Vávrovice, Vlaštovičky & Zlatníky.
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The estimated population of Opava is 56,834.
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Opava is located at 49°56’19″N 17°54’9″E.
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The poet Petr Bezruč (1867–1958) was born and is buried in Opava, the founder of modern genetics, J. G. Mendel (1822–1884) studied at the local grammar school.
