Moravia was one of the five lands of Czechoslovakia founded in 1918. In 1928 it was merged with Czech Silesia, and then dissolved in 1948 during the abolition of the land system following the communist coup d'état. Its area of 22,623.41 km 2[b] is home to about 3.0 million of the Czech Republic's 10.9 million inhabitants. [5]

Bohemian state in the 10th century Jobst of Moravia, Margrave of Moravia and King of the Romans. Josef Leonard Weber, ca 1748 Following the defeat of the Magyars by Emperor Otto I at the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, Otto's ally Boleslaus I, …

Moravia, traditional region in central Europe that served as the centre of a major medieval kingdom, known as Great Moravia, before it was incorporated into the kingdom of Bohemia in the 11th century.

After the fall of Great Moravia, the central territory of Great Moravia was gradually divided into the newly ascending Kingdom of Bohemia and Hungarian Kingdom. The frontier was originally settled on the Morava river.

Moravia is the second largest and second most populous of these regions (after Bohemia). It boasts seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The biggest city and the former capital of Moravia is the beautiful city of Brno.

1 day ago · When one thinks of the Czech Republic, Prague immediately springs to mind. But this country has much more to offer. Today, we take you on a tour of one of its regions: Moravia, a gentle land of hills cloaked in prized vineyards and a treasure trove of …

Czechoslovak history - Moravia, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Velvet Revolution: The earliest known inhabitants of Moravia, situated to the east of Bohemia, were the Boii and the Cotini, another Celtic tribe. These were succeeded about 15–10 bce by the Germanic Quadi.

Sep 4, 2023 · A gem of the Czech Republic: let's see the best things to do in Moravia, whether you're after fairy tale castles or pretty old towns.

You will find two regions with unique folklore traditions in Moravia, Moravian Slovakia and Moravian Wallachia. It is also worth visiting the technical monuments in Ostrava and the …

Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: Mähren) is a historical region in the eastern part of the Czech Republic that takes its name from the Morava River, which flows from the north to the south of the land.