Kravaře
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Kravaře | |||
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Kravaře Castle
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Country | Czech Republic | ||
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Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
District | Opava | ||
Commune | Kravaře | ||
Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Area | 19.37 km² (7.48 sq mi) | ||
Population | 6,791 (2006-08-28) | ||
Density | 351 /km² (909 /sq mi) | ||
First mentioned | 1224 | ||
Mayor | Andreas Hahn | ||
Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 747 21 | ||
Wikimedia Commons: Kravaře | |||
Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
Website: www.kravare.cz/ | |||
Kravaře (IPA: [ˈkravar̝ɛ]) is a city in Silesia in the Czech Republic. It has 6,650 inhabitants. It's located between Ostrava (20 km) and Opava (10 km). It is part of micro-region Hlučínsko.
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[edit] History of the town
The first news about Kravaře are from year 1224. Kravaře is city since 1960.
[edit] Sport
There is an ice-hockey venue Buly Aréna, which was opened in 2003.
[edit] Famous people born in Kravaře
- Ivo Žídek - soloist of National Theatre in Prague
- Alois Hadamczik - head couch of Czech national ice hockey team
- Monika Žídková - Miss Europe 1995
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Municipal website (cz)