Kružberk
Kružberk (german: Kreuzberg) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Geography Kružberk is located about southwest of Opava and west of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Moravice (river), Moravice River, which forms the municipal border. A small part of the nearby Kružberk Reservoir, which was named after the municipality, is located in its territory. History The first written mention of Kružberk is from 1377 as ''Creuczenburg''. After World War II, the German inhabitants of Kružberk were Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czechs. Sights The Church of Saints Peter probably dates from the first half of the 14th century. It was modified into its current form in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Church of Saint Florian was b ...
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Moravice (river)
Moravice (german: Mohra) is a river in the Czech Republic, the right tributary of the river Opava (river), Opava. It originates in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range at the elevation of 1,135 m and flows south-eastward. Near Opava 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 and Silesia. It flows through Malá Morávka, Dolní Moravice, Břidličná, Kružberk, Staré Těchanovice, Hradec nad Moravicí, Branka u Opavy and Opava. The Slezská Harta Reservoir and Kružberk Reservoir are constructed on the river. Its major tributary is Hvozdnice (river), Hvozdnice. References

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