scenic viewpoint
Praded
The highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Opava
Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia · Europe
About Opava
Opava sits on the route: 10 minutes from Slavkov, 57km from Moszna Castle.
Opava is in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, with about 60,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Slavkov, about 5 km away.
Opava (Czech pronunciation: [ˈopava] ; German: Troppau, Polish: Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. 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 OpavaRead more
and the Silesian Museum.
Opava became a town in 1224. It is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Silesia. The most important monuments, protected as national cultural monuments of the Czech Republic, are the Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Chapel of the Holy Cross from the year 1394, and the Petr Bezruč City House of Culture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Opava?
Within an hour or so of Opava: Praded (51 km), Dlouhé stráně Upper Reservoir (54 km), Pustevny (56 km), Moszna Castle (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Opava?
The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo and Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Opava?
Opava is in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, about 5 km from Slavkov.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 60,252
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Moravian-Silesian Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 49.9387, 17.9026
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Essential numbers in Czechia
Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Opava
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Dlouhé stráně Upper Reservoir
An artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.
54 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Pustevny
A 1,018 m saddle in the Beskids crowned by Dušan Jurkovič's fairy-tale timber buildings Libušín and Maměnka (1898), a masterwork of folk Art Nouveau. A ridge walk leads to the pagan god statue of Radegast and the Radhošť chapel.
56 km · about 65 min drive
castle
Moszna Castle
A fairy-tale palace bristling with 99 turrets and 365 rooms, blending Gothic and Renaissance revival styles amid landscaped grounds in the Silesian countryside.
57 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
Cervenohorske Sedlo
A 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Opava
- 51 kmPradedThe highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
- 54 kmDlouhé stráně Upper ReservoirAn artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.
- 57 kmCervenohorske SedloA 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
Driving in Czech Republic
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.48/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €11 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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