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Historical land in Czech Republic
Czech Silesia
České Slezsko(Czech) Czeski Ślōnsk(Silesian)
Historical land
Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Flag
Coat of arms
Anthem: "Slezská hymna"
Czech Silesia (green) overlapped with the current regions of the Czech Republic
Location of Czech Silesia in Europe
Coordinates: 50°N18°E / 50°N 18°E / 50; 18
Country
Czech Republic
Former capital
Opava
Largest city
Ostrava
Area
• Total
4,459 km2 (1,722 sq mi)
Population
• Total
850,000[1]
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Primary airport
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava
Highways
Czech Silesia[a] (Czech: České Slezsko; Silesian: Czeski Ślōnsk; Lower Silesian: Tschechisch-Schläsing; German: Tschechisch-Schlesien; Polish: Śląsk Czeski) is the part of the historical region of Silesia now in the Czech Republic. Czech Silesia is, together with Bohemia and Moravia, one of the three historical Czech lands.
Silesia lies in the north-east of the Czech Republic, predominantly in the Moravian-Silesian Region, with a section in the northern Olomouc Region. It is almost identical in extent with Austrian Silesia (also known as the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia), before 1918; between 1938 and 1945, part of the area was also known as Sudeten Silesia (German: Sudetenschlesien; Czech: Sudetské Slezsko; Silesian: Sudecki Ślōnsk; Lower Silesian: Sudetaschläsing; Polish: Śląsk Sudecki).
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