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Opava

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Opava

 

a city in North Moravia in Czechoslovakia (the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic), situated on the Opava River (Oder River basin). Population, 47,900 (1970). The city has a mining equipment plant and other metalworking enterprises.

There is also a food-processing industry. A pedagogical institute is located in Opava.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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