Kravaře
Kravaře is a town in Silesia in the Czech Republic. It has 6,650 inhabitants. It is located between Ostrava and Opava. It is part of the Hlučínsko micro-region.History
The first historical record of Kravaře is from 1224. Since 1742 the village belonged to Prussia after Maria Theresa had been defeated. For centuries Kravaře was only a village; it gained town status in 1960. Today's town originally consisted from three separate villages - Kravaře, Kouty and Dvořisko.
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.Sport
There is an ice-hockey venue Buly Aréna, which was opened in 2003. The town's football team is SK Kravaře.Sightseeings
- baroque style chateau
- Church of St. Bartholomew
- Church of St. Nicolaus
- neogothic monastery
- Statue of St. John of Nepomuk
Notable people
- Pavel Kravař, a Hussite physician burned at the stake for heresy in St Andrews, Scotland
- Josef Papesch, a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II
- Ivo Žídek, soloist of National Theatre in Prague
- Josef Jařab, former rector of the Palacký University of Olomouc, professor of English and American studies
- Erich Šefčík, Silesian historian, founder of the local Museum
- Alois Hadamczik, ice hockey coach
- Monika Brzesková, Miss Europe 1995, mayor of the town
Kravaře is twinned with:
