Kravaře




For a village in Liberec Region see Kravaře (Česká Lípa District).

Town in Czech Republic































































Kravaře
Town

Kravaře Castle
Kravaře Castle





Flag of Kravaře
Flag
Coat of arms of Kravaře
Coat of arms


Kravaře is located in Czech Republic

Kravaře

Kravaře



Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°56′10″N 18°00′37″E / 49.93611°N 18.01028°E / 49.93611; 18.01028Coordinates: 49°56′10″N 18°00′37″E / 49.93611°N 18.01028°E / 49.93611; 18.01028
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Opava
First mentioned 1224
Government

 • Mayor Monika Žídková
Area

 • Total 19.37 km2 (7.48 sq mi)
Elevation

 233 m (764 ft)
Population
(2012-01-01)

 • Total 6,736
 • Density 350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 21
Website www.kravare.cz/

Kravaře (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkravar̝ɛ]; German: Deutsch-Krawarn) is a town in Silesia in the Czech Republic. It has 6,650 inhabitants. It is located between Ostrava (20 kilometres (12 mi) away) and Opava (10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away). It is part of the Hlučínsko micro-region.




Contents






  • 1 History of the town


  • 2 Sport


  • 3 Notable people born in Kravaře


  • 4 Gallery


  • 5 External links





History of the town


The first historical record of Kravaře is from 1224. For centuries Kravaře was only a village; it gained town status in 1960.


Being located in the multi-ethnic Hlučín Region of Czech Silesia, Kravaře was a notable exception to the mass Expulsion of the Germans from Czechoslovakia following World War II, retaining a sizeable ethnic German community. As of 2006[update], ethnic Germans were a majority of the town's inhabitants, one of them being its mayor.



Sport


There is an ice-hockey venue Buly Aréna, which was opened in 2003. The town's football team is SK Kravaře.



Notable people born in Kravaře




  • Alois Hadamczik - head coach of Czech national ice hockey team


  • Josef Jařab - the rector of the Palacký University of Olomouc, professor in English and American Studies


  • Pavel Kravař - a Hussite physician burned at the stake for heresy in St Andrews, Scotland in 1433


  • Erich Šefčík - Silesian historian, founder of the local Museum


  • Ivo Žídek - soloist of National Theatre in Prague


  • Monika Žídková - Miss Europe 1995



Gallery






  • Chapel







  • Grass-cutting of the golf field







  • Rectory






External links






  • Official website








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