Moravia

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Moravia Morava
Historical land
The town of Mikulov
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Jsem Moravan
Moravia (green) in relation to the current regions of the Czech Republic
Location of Moravia in the European Union
Coordinates: 49deg30'N 17deg00'E / 49.5degN 17degE / 49.5; 1749deg30'N 17deg00'E / 49.5degN 17degE / 49.5; 17"}">
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Moravian-Silesian Region, Olomouc Region, South Moravian Region, Vysocina, Zlin Region, South Bohemian Region, Pardubice Region
First mentioned	822^[1]^[2]
Former capital	Brno (1641-1948)^[3] Brno, Olomouc (until 1641)
Area
* Total	22,348.87 km² (8,628.95 sq mi)
Population
* Total	3,100,000^[4]
Demonym	Moravian
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
* Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

For other uses, see Moravia (disambiguation).

Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: Mahren) is a historical region in the eastern part of the Czech Republic that takes its name from the Morava River, which flows from the north to the south of the land. ^[5]

Together with Bohemia in the west and Silesia in the north, Moravia was a historical-political region called the Czech Lands. Moravia, Bohemia and a small part of Silesia make up the current Czech Republic.

Important cities in Moravia are Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava and Zlin.