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[[Moravian-Silesian Region]] (in [[Czech]] ''Moravskoslezsk&yacute; kraj'') is an administrative unit (''kraj'') of the [[Czech Republic]], located it the [[north]]-[[east]]ern part of its hitorical region of [[Moravia]] and in themost wholeof the Czech part of the historical region of [[Silesia]]. The region borders the [[Olomouc Region]] (to the west) and [[Zlin Region|Zl&iacute;n Region]] (to the south). It also borders two foreign countries - [[Poland]] to the north and [[Slovakia]] to the east.

It is a very industrial region, which was called the "[[Steel]] Heart of the Country" in the communist era, for its prevalence of heavy industry, especially steel works. Since the fall of the communism these industries have been in decline and so the region suffers from high unemployment. There are, however, several areas, many mountainous, in which the countryside has preserved its natural character.