Opavian Silesia (, , or , or ) is a historical subregion of Silesia (Upper Silesia) mostly within the Czech Republic.
The historical centre of the region is Opava (Polish: Opawa, German: Troppau) and the region mostly encompasses areas of the medieval Duchy of Opava. The HluÃÂÃÂn Region is located within Opavian Silesia.
Formerly, Lach used to be spoken in Opavian Silesia.
After the World War I, most of Austrian Silesia (including Opavian Silesia) became a part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia. HluÃÂÃÂn Region, a part of Germany, became a part of Czechoslovakia on 4 February 1920 without a referendum. This was largely due to the fact that most of the regions inhabitants spoke Czech. Gà Âubczyce (German: Leobschütz, Czech: HlubÃÂice or GlubÃÂice), a town in northern Opavian Silesia, was supposed to come under the administration of Czechoslovakia if the rest of the Upper Silesian Plebiscite area fell to Poland. That however never happened, and after the World War II Gà Âubczyce found itself within Poland.
From 1945 to 1946, the majority of the German population of Opavian Silesia was expelled.