"Region in which I live is called the Moravian-Silesian region. It lies in the north-east of our republic and it has about 1 million inhabitants.
The geography of the region is various, including many landforms from lowlands to high mountains. The highest mountains is the Hrubý Jeseník and on the opposite end of the region, there is the Beskydy mountains. Over half of the territory of the region is agricultural land and another large part is covered by forests. Although the region is primarily associated with industrial Ostrava, you can find there also valuable natural areas. There are three large Landscape Protected Areas - the first is called Poodří, the second is called Jeseníky and the third Beskydy. Most of the territory is drained by the Odra River and its tributaries.
The biggest city in our region is Ostrava. It is the third largest city in the Czech Republic as well. In the communist era it was called the steel heart of the republic because of its resources of black coal. Ostrava is a modern cultural city. There are a lot of theaters, galleries and cultural buildings and also some sights, for example a Silesian Ostrava Castle, a Church of St. Paul, a Cathedral of the Holy Saviour or Observation tower at the New Town Hall. Those who do not like sights, can go to the ZOO, Planetarium, Miniuni, where you can see models of famous European buildings or World of technology, where you can find many attractions that will entertain and educate you. I think that everybody choose something. Various cultural and sport events are held in Ostrava, the most famous are for example the music festival Colours of Ostrava, Beats for Love, the Shakespeare Festival, the athletics race the Golden Spike and others. Not far from Ostrava at the airport in Mošnov the NATO Days are held every year. It is the biggest air, military and security event in Europe."

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