Opava & 255 Oppavia Asteroid - Opava, Czech Republic
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N 49° 54.529 E 017° 55.355
33U E 709833 N 5532587
Opava (German: Troppau, Silesian German: Tropp, Latin: Oppavia) is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava.
Waymark Code: WMT8A5
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/13/2016
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Opava was first documented in 1195. First mention of Magdeburg city rights came from 1224. It was capital of the Silesian, Bohemian and finally Austrian Duchy of Opava.
In 1614 Karl I of Liechtenstein became Duke of Opava. After the majority of Silesia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the War of the Austrian Succession after 1740, the remaining Silesian territory still under the control of the Habsburg Monarchy became known as Austrian Silesia, with its capital in Troppau (1742–1918).
After the defeat of Austria-Hungary in World War I, Troppau became part of Czechoslovakia in 1919 as Opava.
From 1938–45 Opava was part of Nazi Germany according to the Munich agreement. Already a day before Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938, the town seceded from its okres and became its own Stadtkreis. After the end of World War II, the entire German population of Opava was forcibly expelled in 1945–46 under terms included in the Beneš decrees; the city was resettled with Czechs. Many of the expelled population settled in Bamberg, Germany.
While the Duchy of Opava has ceased to exist, the title of Duke of Troppau lives on to present day, with Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein being the current incumbent.
255 Oppavia Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: J. Palisa
Date of discovery: March 31, 1886
Place of discovery: Wien
Website of the Extraterrestrial Location: [Web Link]
Website of location on Earth: [Web Link]
Celestial Body: Asteroid
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