The
Moravian-Silesian Region (; ; ), is one of the 14 administrative
Regions of the
Czech Republic. Before May 2001 it was called the
Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of
Moravia and in most of the
Czech part of the historical region of
Silesia. The region borders the
Olomouc Region to the west and the
Zlín Region to the south. It also borders two other countries –
Poland to the north and
Slovakia to the east.