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For a village in Liberec Region see Kravaře (Česká Lípa District).

Template:Geobox Kravaře (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkravar̝ɛ]; German: Deutsch Krawarn) is a town in Silesia in the Czech Republic. It has 6,650 inhabitants. It is located between Ostrava (20 kilometres (12 mi) away) and Opava (10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away). It is part of the Hlučínsko micro-region.

The first historical record of Kravaře is from 1224. For centuries Kravaře was only a village; it gained town status in 1960.

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

Ivo Žídek - soloist of National Theatre in Prague
Alois Hadamczik - head coach of Czech national ice hockey team
Monika Žídková - Miss Europe 1995
Erich Šefčík - Silesian historian, founder of the local Museum
Josef Jařab - the rector of the Palacký University of Olomouc, professor in English and American Studies

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