Kravaře

The town of Kravaře lies in the floodplains of the river Opava at an altitude of  237 meters. The Polish border is only 13 km south of the town and 9 km far from Opava. The road I/56 running through Kravaře connects Opava, Hlučín, and Ostrava. Thereʼs also a train station which is a part of the railway no. 317 transporting passengers in direction Opava – Kravaře – Hlučín, and the railway no. 318 transporting passengers from Kravaře to Chuchelná. The town has three city boroughs – Kravaře, Kouty, and Dvořisko. In 2002 after changes in state administration, Kravaře became a municipality with an extended scope of authority. Since then, it has administrated 9  other municipalities.