WMoravia is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
WThe Bohemian-Moravian Highlands is an extensive and long range of hills and low mountains over 150 kilometres (93 mi) long, which runs in a northeasterly direction across the Czech Republic and forms the border between Bohemia and Moravia. This range roughly coincides with modern region Vysočina ("Highland"). Its highest peaks are the Javořice at 836.5 metres (2,744 ft) and Devět skal, in the north.
WThe Brno Highlands is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Jevišovice Highlands threshold, form the South-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif.
WDačice is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,300 inhabitants. Despite administratively being a part of the South Bohemian Region, the town lies in the historical land of Moravia.
WHorácko is a cultural and ethnographic region in the western part of Moravia and middle part of present-day Czech Republic. The area forms eastern part of the administrative region of Vysočina and small parts of administrative regions Jihomoravský and Jihočeský. The region of Horácko is divided into several subregions, with the main parts being Northern Highlands, Jihlava Highlands, Southern Highlands and Low Highlands.
WHorňácko is an ethnographic microregion situated in the Hodonín District, South Eastern Moravia, Czech Republic. The region is home to approximately 10,000 people. It is significant for its traditional folk culture, especially the folk music. The region hosts annually the Horňácko Folk Festival.
WThe Javořice Highlands is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Jevišovice highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif.
WThe Křižanov Highlands is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Upper Svratka Highlands and Jevišovice Hills threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif. Core of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.
WThe Lower Morava Valley is a geomorphological formation in the Moravia. It is formed by the depression in the Western Carpathians in the west and Bílé Karpaty and Chvojnice hills in the east. The drainage to the River Morava of the Danube basin runs finally to the Black Sea.
WThe Morava is a river in Central Europe, a left tributary of the Danube. It is the main river of Moravia, which derives its name from it. The river originates on the Králický Sněžník mountain in the north-eastern corner of Pardubice Region, near the border between the Czech Republic and Poland and has a vaguely southward trajectory. The lower part of the river's course forms the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia and then between Austria and Slovakia.
WMoravané is a small non-parliamentary political party in Moravia in the Czech Republic.
WMoravian dialects are the varieties of Czech spoken in Moravia, a historical region in the southeast of the Czech Republic. There are more forms of the Czech language used in Moravia than in the rest of the Czech Republic. The main four groups of dialects are the Bohemian-Moravian group, the Central Moravian group, the Eastern Moravian group and the Lach (Silesian) group. While the forms are generally viewed as regional variants of Czech, some Moravians claim them to be one separate Moravian language.
WMoravian enclaves in Silesia were parts of Moravia, but from 1783 until 1928 they were governed by Silesian authorities according to Moravian legislation. They ceased to exist on December 1, 1928. In fact, most of them were exclaves of Moravia, but in one case its foreland.
WThe Moravian Gate is a geomorphological feature in the Moravian region of the Czech Republic. It is formed by the depression between the Carpathian Mountains in the east and the Sudetes in the west. The drainage divide between the upper Oder river and the Baltic Sea in the north and the Bečva River of the Danube basin runs through it.
WThe Moravian National Community is a non-political civic association focused on Moravian culture, history, traditions and Moravia in general. In practice, however, it also strives to achieve certain political goals, e.g. the restoration of a legislative body for the Moravian territory. The community was founded in October 1990 in Brno as the successor of the former Moravia's Friends' Association, which had existed since 1985. The MNC has achieved that the Moravian flag was flown at some of the municipal buildings as well as at the regional office of the South Moravian Region. It also organizes Moravian patriots' marches or cultural events.
WThe Moravian Thaya is a river in the Czech Republic and in Austria, and a 73 kilometres (45 mi) left tributary of the Thaya.
WMoravian traditional music or Moravian folk music represents a part of the European musical culture connected with the Moravian region of the Czech Republic. Styles of Moravian traditional music vary by location and subject, but much of it is characterized by a specific melodic and harmonic texture related to the Eastern European musical world. According to Czech musicologist Jiří Plocek, Moravia is the area where the European East musically meets the West.
WMoravian Wallachia is a mountainous ethnoregion located in the easternmost part of Moravia in the Czech Republic, near the Slovak border, roughly centered on the cities Vsetín, Valašské Meziříčí and Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. The name Wallachia used to be applied to all the highlands of Moravia and the neighboring Silesia, although in the 19th century a smaller area came to be defined as ethno-cultural Moravian Wallachia. The traditional dialect represents a mixture of elements from the Czech and Slovak languages, and has a distinct lexicon of Romanian origin relating to the pastoral economy of the highlands. The name originated in the "Vlachs", an originally Romance-speaking community that migrated to Moravia.
WMoravian Slovakia or Slovácko is a cultural region in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic, Moravia on the border with Slovakia and Austria, known for its characteristic folklore, music, wine, costumes and traditions. The area forms part of both the Zlín and South Moravian administrative regions.
WŠtramberk ears is a Moravian confectionery product made of cone-shaped gingerbread dough traditionally baked in the Štramberk and the surrounding area of Moravia. This product could be officially made and sold only at the town area since 2000. In 2006 there were six certified producers. In 2007 this sweet became protected designation of origin in EU as first in the Czech Republic.
WThe Upper Svratka Highlands is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif.
WThe Dyje–Svratka Valley is a geomorphological feature in Moravia. The highest prominence over the Dyje–Svratka Valley is Děvín Peak at 549 metres (1,801 ft).
WThe Vyškov Gate is a geomorphological feature in the Moravia. It is formed by the depression between the Western Carpathian Mountains in the east and the Bohemian massif in the west. The drainage divide between the upper River Haná to the River Morava of the Danube basin runs through it and Rakovec brook. The gate is between the Upper Morava Vale and the Dyje–Svratka Vale, all in Outer Subcarpathian depression.