Czech Silesia Landscape - Jeseníky Mountains

Czech Silesia

Czech Silesia is one of the three historical regions making up the Czech Republic. In the Czech context, it is often called simply “Silesia” (Slezsko in Czech). Silesia’s borders have changed over the centuries and the region belonged to several states throughout its history. Nowadays, most of Silesia is within the borders of Poland and small parts are in the Czech Republic and Germany.

Hradec nad Moravicí Chateau, in Czech known as Zámek Hradec nad Moravicí, is a complex of buildings in the small town of the same name in the Silesian part of ...
Javorník is a small and picturesque town in the Jeseník District, in the Olomouc Region. Historically, it belonged to Silesia. To differentiate it from several villages of the same name in ...
Praděd is a mountain in the Hrubý Jeseník range, on the border of the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc Regions. The mountain peak itself is situated in Czech Silesia and the Moravian-Silesian ...
Ostrava is the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north-eastern part of Czechia. It is the third largest city of the country. The city is divided between the two ...