The people of Moravia are some of the most hospitable and friendly people of Central Europe. Moravia is home to gorgeous vineyards, orchards, and fields full of what North Americans would call "organic" produce.
Even though it is not the most industrialized part of Europe, Moravia has factories such as Zbrojovka Brno (weapons) and the famous Zlin Bata factory (shoes).
The dialects spoken in Moravia are very different from those spoken in Bohemia, particularly in Prague. A foreigner trying to master the language will often find himself at loss. But many say it is the clearest Czech spoken in the country.
Moravia features scenic mountains and cute little villages. Even if you visit larger towns (e.g., Brno), you will still feel the small town coziness.
The Battle of Austerlitz - Slavkovske boji?t? is one of the most important events in the history of Europe in the 19th century.
Some Moravians consider themselves as a separate nation and there are sometimes even some nationalistic tensions about that. There are no hard separatist movements, armed conflicts or anything even slightly resembling that. However these feelings can be sometimes expressed in a form of verbal quarrels (mostly online, as people tend to be nicer to each other when they meet personally), nationalist jokes, or, in the very worst case, some pub brawls. It means that some people in Moravia may be offended if you call them Czechs, however most of them wouldn't be, because they consider themselves to be both Moravians and Czechs (in the same way as people in California consider themselves to be both Californians and Americans).
If you try to speak some Czech, there is another related catch: Czech language uses name ''?echy'' for Bohemia and ''?esko'' for the whole Czech Republic. Both are formed from the same root meaning Czech. '?esko' started to be used widely after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, because a short name for the new state was needed (the full '?eska republika' is somewhat impractical in common speech). Some people still think that '?esko' sounds strangely and sometimes use '?echy' for the whole republic. Many Moravians are offended by this.
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