North Moravia and Silesia Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of North Moravia and Silesia

• 49.83555618.29251 Ostrava - vibrant industrial and cultural center, capital of Moravian-Silesian Region.
• 49.59388917.2508332 Olomouc - university city with a large historical center.
• 49.98844917.4647593 Bruntál
• 49.74611118.626174 Český Těšín - historical border town where Czech and Polish cultures meet.
• 49.77777818.4227785 Havířov - a young city, with the Socialist Realist center.
• 50.2293817.2047156 Jeseník - spa town in the Ash Mountains.
• 49.59946118.1448337 Kopřivnice
• 49.70122517.0761918 Litovel - historical town in the Litovel Morava River Basin.
• 49.93805617.9044449 Opava - former capital of Czech Silesia.
• 49.47222217.11055610 Prostějov - city with historical center and former major Jewish community.
• 49.45555617.45111111 Přerov
• 49.965316.97066512 Šumperk

• Ash Mountains (Jeseníky) - a mountain range north of Olomouc. Consists of 50.08333317.1666671 High Ash Mountains (Hrubý Jeseník) and 49.7517.5833332 Low Ash Mountains (Nízký Jeseník).
• 49.70138917.0755563 Litovel Morava River Basin - floodplain of the Morava River, north of Olomouc.
• 49.7118.094 Oder River Basin (Poodří) - wetlands along the Oder River near Ostrava.
• 49.581118.58745 Beskids - mountain range bordering Slovakia with primeval forests, meadows and pastures, and lynxes, bears and wolves.

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.

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.

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

• 49.53217.7507781 Hranice Abyss (Hranická propast).  
• 50.08517.1788892 Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant (přečerpávací vodní elektrárna Dlouhé stráně).  
• 49.70444416.8897223 Bouzov Castle.  
• 49.51812317.6285744 Helfštýn.  
• 50.07310417.3069175 Karlova Studánka.  

• Climb 50.08319417.2308611 Praděd.  
• Climb 50.207516.8469442 Králický Sněžník.  
• Get lost in 50.25173 Golden Mountains (Rychlebské hory).  
• Hike to 50.068517.2338064 Petr's boulders (Petrovy kameny).  

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.