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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 (March) river around which a group of Slavs settled sometime after 500 AD. The Moravians speak various dialects of Czech.
Sigmund Freud was born in Freiberg, Moravia on May 6, 1856.
Moravia is also a place in the State of New York in the United States of America. See Moravia, New York.
It is also the name of the Italian writer Alberto Moravia.