North Moravia and Silesia

North Moravia and Silesia is a region of the Czech Republic.

Cities

• 1 Ostrava - vibrant industrial and cultural center, capital of Moravian-Silesian Region.
• 2 Olomouc - university city with a large historical center.
• 3 Bruntál
• 4 Český Těšín - historical border town where Czech and Polish cultures meet.
• 5 Havířov - a young city, with the Socialist Realist center.
• 6 Jeseník - spa town in the Ash Mountains.
• 7 Kopřivnice
• 8 Litovel - historical town in the Litovel Morava River Basin.
• 9 Opava - former capital of Czech Silesia.
• 10 Prostějov - city with historical center and former major Jewish community.
• 11 Přerov
• 12 Šumperk

Other destinations

• Ash Mountains (Jeseníky) - a mountain range north of Olomouc. Consists of 1 High Ash Mountains (Hrubý Jeseník) and 2 Low Ash Mountains (Nízký Jeseník).
• 3 Litovel Morava River Basin - floodplain of the Morava River, north of Olomouc.
• 4 Oder River Basin (Poodří) - wetlands along the Oder River near Ostrava.
• 5 Beskids - mountain range bordering Slovakia with primeval forests, meadows and pastures, and lynxes, bears and wolves.

Get in

By plane

Leoš Janáček Ostrava Airport (OSR ^IATA) serves the region, with LOT flights from Warsaw and Ryanair flights from London Stansted. Buses connect it to Ostrava city centre.

Katowice Airport (KTW ^IATA) is 120 km northeast of Ostrava, a 75 minute drive. It has flights from many destinations across Europe.

By train

And see Rail travel in the Czech Republic.

The principal railway hubs in the region are Ostrava and Olomouc; lesser hubs are Bohumín and Přerov. International trains run from Warsaw, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Berlin. Czech trains ply from Prague, Brno, Pardubice, Zlín and Pilsen.

See

Astronomical clock in Olomouc

The list of interesting sights (along with various sights in the cities) includes:

• 1 Hranice Abyss (Hranická propast).  
• 2 Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant (přečerpávací vodní elektrárna Dlouhé stráně).  
• 3 Bouzov Castle.  
• 4 Helfštýn.  
• 5 Karlova Studánka.  

Do

• Climb 1 Praděd.  
• Climb 2 Králický Sněžník.  
• Get lost in 3 Golden Mountains (Rychlebské hory).  
• Hike to 4 Petr's boulders (Petrovy kameny).  

Stay safe

With the very notable exception of Ostrava, North Moravia and Silesia has an average crime rate by Czech standards. Ostrava, despite its charm, has suffered greatly from deindustrialization and the fall of the Soviet Union: it is seen as the "drug capital" of the Czech Republic and aggravated assaults are not unheard of.