Czech Republic · Moravskoslezský kraj
Where to Stay in Opava, Moravskoslezský kraj
Opava is a city in Czech Silesia, the old capital of the Silesian lands, in the northeast of the Czech Republic.
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Where to stay in Opava
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In Opava the choice of room comes down to how near you want the historic core. The streets around the co-cathedral and the old square keep the museums, the churches, and the town hall within a walk, and staying in the centre suits anyone here for the old city. The square quiets after dark.
Rooms sit near the cathedral and the towers. Out toward the newer districts and the station, the town spreads into calmer streets. A room away from the centre trades the old square for parking, space, and an easy road to Ostrava.
The Silesian fields open flat past the edge. If you want the cathedral and the museums, stay in the centre; if you want the road, take a room outside. Whichever you pick, Opava's historic core stays within easy reach.
About Opava
Opava is the historic capital of Czech Silesia.
What is Opava known for?
Grand old churches and museums fill its centre, above all the tall brick Co-Cathedral of the Assumption and the Silesian Museum, the oldest public museum in the Czech lands. The town hall tower rises over the old square. History and Silesia mark the town.
What are the main landmarks in Opava?
The Co-Cathedral of the Assumption crowns the old town. Its tall brick Gothic bulk rises over the centre of Opava, the great sight of the city, near the old square. Museums and towers fill the streets.
The Silesian Museum holds the oldest public collection in the land, while the town hall tower and the Church of Saint Adalbert mark the heart of Czech Silesia.
What is the history of Opava?
Opava rose as the capital of a Silesian duchy. In the Middle Ages it became the seat of a line of dukes and a rich trading town on the road between Poland and Moravia, and it built the great brick church and walls whose towers still mark the skyline. It stood at a crossroads of powers.
When the empires divided Silesia, Opava remained the capital of the small Austrian part, a proud provincial town of the Habsburg lands. Wealth and learning filled the old city. In 1814 the town founded the Silesian Museum, the oldest public museum in the Czech lands, and grand houses, theatres, and monasteries rose in the prosperous centre.
The poet gave it a voice. Petr Bezruč sang of the hard life of Silesia in his famous verses, and the town keeps his memory in a museum among the streets. War and borders reshaped the region.
Opava still stands as the old heart of Czech Silesia.
Where is Opava?
Opava lies on the plain of Czech Silesia near the Polish border. The city spreads along the Opava River in the northeast of the country, where the flat farmland of the Silesian lowland meets the low hills to the south. Fields and woods ring the town.
The river runs quiet through the plain.
What is the climate of Opava?
Opava sits in a temperate continental belt, with four distinct seasons in the year. Cold, snowy winters settle on the Silesian plain, and the warm summers bring storms off the hills, with rain spread through the year. Mist rises off the river in autumn.
The seasons pass clear and green.
How do you get to Opava?
Opava lies near the Polish border in the northeast of the Czech Republic. Trains and roads run to the city from Ostrava nearby and toward the south, and roads cross the plain to Poland. Buses reach the Silesian villages around.
Most arrive by rail from Ostrava.
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Updated August 2026