Moravice (german: Mohra) is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...

in the Czech Republic, the right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the river

Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a historical capital of ...

. It originates in the

Hrubý Jeseník Hrubý Jeseník (, , ) is a mountain range of Eastern Sudetes in northern Moravia and Czech Silesia. It is the second highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. Its best known natural sights include: * Praděd, its highest mountain *A power ...

mountain range at the elevation of 1,135 m and flows south-eastward. Near

it enters the Opava River. It is 100.5 km long, and its basin area is 899.9 km². The river partially forms the historical border between

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The ...

and

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is spl ...

. It flows through Malá Morávka, Dolní Moravice, Břidličná, Kružberk, Staré Těchanovice, Hradec nad Moravicí,

Branka u Opavy Branka u Opavy is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Geography Branka u Opavy is located about south of Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opaw ...

and

. The Slezská Harta Reservoir and Kružberk Reservoir are constructed on the river. Its major tributary is Hvozdnice.

References

Rivers of the Moravian-Silesian Region Bruntál District Opava District {{CzechRepublic-river-stub