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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.

History of the town

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

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. As of 2006^[update], ethnic Germans were a majority of the town's inhabitants, one of them being its mayor.

Sport

There is an ice-hockey venue Buly Aréna, which was opened in 2003. The town's football team is SK Kravaře.

Notable people born in Kravaře

Alois Hadamczik - head coach of Czech national ice hockey team
Josef Jařab - the rector of the Palacký University of Olomouc, professor in English and American Studies
Pavel Kravař - a Hussite physician burned at the stake for heresy in St Andrews, Scotland in 1433
Erich Šefčík - Silesian historian, founder of the local Museum
Ivo Žídek - soloist of National Theatre in Prague
Monika Žídková - Miss Europe 1995

Gallery

Chapel
Grass-cutting of the golf field
Rectory

External links

Official website

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 ==Notable people born in Kravaře==
-*[[Ivo Žídek]] - soloist of [[National Theatre (Prague)|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
 *[[Pavel Kravař]] - a [[Hussite]] physician burned at the stake for heresy in [[St Andrews]], Scotland in 1433
+*[[Erich Šefčík]] - Silesian historian, founder of the local Museum
+*[[Ivo Žídek]] - soloist of [[National Theatre (Prague)|National Theatre]] in [[Prague]]
+*[[Monika Žídková]] - Miss Europe 1995
 == Gallery ==
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-File:Kravaře, kaplička.JPG|Chapell
+File:Kravaře, kaplička.JPG|Chapel
-File:Kravaře, golfové hřiště - panoramio.jpg|Grass cutting of the golf yard
+File:Kravaře, golfové hřiště - panoramio.jpg|Grass-cutting of the golf field
 File:Kravaře, fara.JPG|Rectory
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