Žermanice Reservoir () is a water reservoir and dam in Lučina in the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...

of the

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. It was built on the Lučina River in 1951–1957 on an area of . The reservoir is named after the village of Žermanice. In addition to Lučina on the western shore and Žermanice on the northern shore, there are also the villages of Dolní Domaslavice and Soběšovice on the eastern shore of the reservoir. The reservoir is a popular spot for

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

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

and

Paskov Paskov is a town in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Paskov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 censu ...

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