Žermanice Reservoir ( cs, vodní nádrž Žermanice) is a water reservoir and dam in Lučina in the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region ( cs, Moravskoslezský kraj; pl, Kraj morawsko-śląski; sk, Moravsko-sliezsky kraj) is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region ( cs, Ostravský ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It was built on the Lučina River in 1951–1957 on an area of . The reservoir is named after the village of

Žermanice Žermanice is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Geography Žermanice is located about northeast of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava ...

. In addition to Lučina on the western shore and Žermanice on the northern shore, there are also the villages of

Dolní Domaslavice Dolní Domaslavice ( pl, Domasłowice Dolne, german: Nieder Domaslowitz) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Geography Dolní Domaslavice ...

and

Soběšovice Soběšovice ( pl, Sobieszowice or ''Szobiszowice'', german: Schöbischowitz) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Etymology The name is p ...

on the eastern shore of the reservoir. The reservoir is a popular spot for

water sports Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a s ...

and other recreational activities. The reservoir is also used to supply water for factories in

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...

and

Paskov Paskov is a town in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,800 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Oprechtice is an administrative part of Paskov. Geography Paskov is situated ...

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Reservoirs in the Czech Republic Frýdek-Místek District Cieszyn Silesia Buildings and structures in the Moravian-Silesian Region Dams completed in 1957 {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub