Part of Czech Repubic situated to the east - this is Moravia, the land of wine!
Moravians have an another culture, then Czechs. Not so different but it is more eastern. The national music is more sprightly and lively than the Czech's one.
The origin of name
It is simple - the river Morava pass through the Moravia, so there is the name - in Czech it's called Morava, same as the name of the river.
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Moravian's coat of arms
(the white colour is actually silver) |
Small window of history
Moravia was individual state in the ancient Europe and it has even included Bohemia. It was called the Great Moravia. Unfortunately, it hasn't last for a long time - begins in 833 with annexation Principality of Nitra and ends in 906/907 for obscure reason. But the Great Moravia was the most powerful tribal area in these times.
Moravians and Bohemians
Yes, as in the each state there is some intolerance. It has old roots in history. Moravians don't like Bohemians. I don't know what about other Bohemians, but I have nothing against them. Maybe I like them more than us - they are more friendly and sprightly than mistrustful and carping Bohemians (in Czech we say "cold muzzles"). I think Moravians don't like us even more than we them (but I think Bohemians do not hate tham at all... but who knows.)
Vine everywhere, wine everytime
There, the most popular drink is vine. Absolutely. And than some fruit handmade hard liquor. I like the cherry one! And I want to taste the walnut one! Yummy! If you have ever gone to Moravia, don't forget to come to visit some of the wine cellar!
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| Wine cellar with players in national costumes! |
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| Great for cycletourism! |
County towns
- Brno - situanted to the south of Moravia, the capital of Moravia
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The second biggest town in Czech Republic
and the capital of historical land Moravia |
- Ostrava - to the north-east (small part of Ostrava lies behind the Moravian-Silesian border)
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| The third of the biggest towns in Czech Republic |
- Olomouc - almost in the middle of Moravia
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| Olomouc was the capital of ancient Moravia |
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| The town of Baťa Shoes! |
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| This town lies on the Bohemian-Moravian border |
And there are also some other big towns, such as Frýdek-Místek, which is situated on the Moravian-Czech Silesian border (Frýdek is in Silesia, Místek in Moravia), than Přerov, Prostějov and others.
Language
There are lots of dialects, much diversed than in Bohemian area. So: the Bohemian-Moravian, the Central Moravian (Hanakian), the Eastern Moravian (Moravian-Slovak) and Lach dialect (used more in Silesia). Sometimes, they more resemble to Slovak language than to Bohemian, especially the ones which are used in the area near the Czech's-Slovakian border.
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| Amazing Morava river |
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