Hradec nad Moravicí (ˈɦradɛdz nad ˈmoravɪtsiː; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region

Moravian-Silesian Region

Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...

 of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 located about 8 km south of Opava

Opava

Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....

. It has cca 5,150 inhabitants. The town is dominated by a castle complex.

According to the Austrian

Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...

 census of 1910 the town had 329 inhabitants, 314 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 169 (53.8%) were German-speaking and 144 (45.9%) were Czech-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 327 (99.4%).

External links

Official website Castle