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Moravia (Czech: Morava) is the eastern part of the Czech Republic. Its historical capital is Brno. For history see Great Moravia.
It is named for the Morava (or March) river around which a group of Slavs settled sometime after 500 AD. The Moravians speak various dialects of Czech.
Moravia is not currently an administrative unit of the Czech Republic. Instead, it is divided into the South Moravian Region, the Zlin Region, and parts of the Moravian-Silesian, Olomouc, Pardubice, Vysocina and South Bohemian regions.
Sigmund Freud was born in Freiberg, Moravia (Now Pribor, Czech Republic) on May 6, 1856.
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Moravia is also a place name in the United States of America.
Moravia, New York, a town and a village in Cayuga County, New York.
Moravia, Iowa, a city in Appanoose County, Iowa.
Moravian College, a college in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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Alberto Moravia is the pen name of the Italian writer Alberto Pincherle (1907 - 1990).
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The Moravians are a Protestant Religious group, founded in Moravia.
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