to the terms of the treaty, the Duchy of Troppau was partitioned; and the lands south of the Opava River remained with Austrian Silesia, the northern part around Hlučín fell to Prussia and was incorporated into the Province of Silesia in 1815. With Prussia becoming part of the German Empire in 1871, Hlučín after the German defeat in World War I became the site of an international dispute, as it was inhabited mostly by Czech-speakers. On 4 February 1920, Hlučín Region was handed over without a referendum to Czechoslovakia, according to Article 83 of the Treaty of Versailles though surveys suggested that its people felt more as being part of Upper Silesia and mostly would have preferred to join the Weimar Republic of Germany. Czechoslovak troops and authorities did not receive the friendly reception that they had expected as "liberators". When the Czechoslovaks moved into Deutsch-Krawarn, the whole population was in the streets and sang in unison the Deutschlandlied. Minor border corrections followed in the next few years. Even though the region's German-speakers were officially protected in their rights by Czechoslovakia, repressions on language policy and schooling in German were instituted. The enforcement of a Czechoslovak identity on the citizens also raised public opposition. On 1 October 1938, Hlučín Region was occupied by Nazi Germany, as part of the area taken from Czechoslovakia, with the Munich Agreement. However, unlike the other formerly Czechoslovak domains, it was not attached to the Reichsgau Sudetenland but again to the Prussian Province of Silesia (Upper Silesia from 1941). After World War II, Hlučín Region, like the rest of the Sudetenland, was returned to Czechoslovakia. However, unlike millions of other German-speakers in the country, the region was spared a mass expulsion, and only 3000 citizens had to emigrate. After the 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the region became part of the Czech Republic. Today, a sizable number of the region's citizens are binationals and also have German citizenship. Sights Main sights of the region are: Nature reservation Dařanec near Vřesina Castles in Hlučín, Kravaře, Šilheřovice, Dolní Benešov, Velké Hoštice, Chuchelná and Oldřišov Open-air museums in Bolatice and Kobeřice Museum of the fortifications in Hlučín Church buildings in Ludgeřovice, Hněvošice, pilgrimage place in Píšť Hlučín Lake Partner regions Plateau of the Good Land LAG, Poland See also Czech Silesia Rychtal Region References External links Opava District Czech Silesia