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The highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia · Europe
Opava sits on the route: 10 minutes from Slavkov, 57km from Moszna Castle.
Opava is a town located in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia. With a population of 60,252, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Opava sits in Czechia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Prague time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Opava to your route.
Opava (Czech pronunciation: [ˈopava] ; German: Troppau, Polish: Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava River, near the border with Poland. It is a regional centre of education and culture, known for the Silesian University in OpavaRead more
and the Silesian Museum.
Opava became a town in 1224. It is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Silesia. The most important monuments, protected as national cultural monuments of the Czech Republic, are the Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Chapel of the Holy Cross from the year 1394, and the Petr Bezruč City House of Culture.
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Opava is located in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, Europe. The coordinates are 49.9387 latitude, 17.9026 longitude.
Opava has a population of approximately 60,252 people, making it a town in Czechia.
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Full driving guide for Czechia5 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
The highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
An artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.
54 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A 1,018 m saddle in the Beskids crowned by Dušan Jurkovič's fairy-tale timber buildings Libušín and Maměnka (1898), a masterwork of folk Art Nouveau. A ridge walk leads to the pagan god statue of Radegast and the Radhošť chapel.
56 km · about 65 min drive
castle
A fairy-tale palace bristling with 99 turrets and 365 rooms, blending Gothic and Renaissance revival styles amid landscaped grounds in the Silesian countryside.
57 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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