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Opava
City in the Czech Republic

Opava

Opava is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

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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 Opava and the Silesian Museum.

Get in

Getting to Opava

Commuter trains connect Opava with Ostrava, which is a major railway hub with direct trains to Prague and many cities in Poland, Slovakia, Austria, etc. The trains go hourly and the trip from Ostrava takes 40 minutes. Since March 2026, one direct train from Prague is planned, and the ride should take about 3¾ hours.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Silesian Museum
  2. 02
    Church of the Assumption
  3. 03
    Kostel svatého Vojtěcha

    There is a to-scale model of solar system.

  4. 04
    Arboretum Nový Dvůr

    A great botanical garden few kilometers from Opava.

  5. 05
    Infantry fortress Milostovice

    A museum inside a bunker from the Second World War.

  6. 06
    Hradec nad Moravicí Castle
Eat

Where to eat

There are many good restaurants around Opava, but some are closed on Sundays. Waiters not always speak other than Czech language. There are several great bakeries around the city too. Meal delivery is at very good level in Opava. Try Kašpárkova Pizza, Presto Pizza, Tudle Nudle (Asian, Italian and national noodles) or Pizzeria Uno, but ask someone speaking Czech to order one.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.