Kravaře

:"For a village in Liberec Region see Kravaře (Česká Lípa District)."Geobox | Settlement
name = Kravaře
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category = Town


image_caption = Kravaře Castle


symbol = Znak města Kravaře.gif
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country = Czech Republic
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region = Moravian-Silesian
region_type = Region
district = Opava
district_type = District
commune = Kravaře
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elevation = 233
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 56
lat_s = 10
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 00
long_s = 37
long_EW = E
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area = 19.37
area_round = 2
population = 6791
population_date = 2006-08-28
population_density = auto
established = 1224
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Andreas Hahn
timezone =

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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
map1 = Moravian-Silesian Region - outline map.svg
map1_background =Moravian_Silesian_Region_-_background_map.png map1_caption = Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
map1_locator = Moravian-Silesian_Region
commons = Kravaře (Opava District)
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/507580 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.kravare.cz// www.kravare.cz/]
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Kravaře (IPA2|ˈkravar̝ɛ) is a town in Silesia in the Czech Republic. It has 6,650 inhabitants. It's located between Ostrava (20 km) and Opava (10 km). It is part of micro-region Hlučínsko.

History of the town

The first news about Kravaře are from year 1224. For centuries Kravaře was only a village, it gained town status in 1960.

Sport

There is an ice-hockey venue Buly Aréna, which was opened in 2003.

Famous people born in Kravaře

* Ivo Žídek - soloist of National Theatre in Prague
* Alois Hadamczik - head coach of Czech national ice hockey team
* Monika Žídková - Miss Europe 1995

External links

* [http://www.kravare.cz Municipal website] (cz)