2. The CR
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Ostrava is an important industrial centre.
The mountains in the north Moravia (the Jeseníky and the Beskids) are attractive destination for both summer and winter holidays.
John Amos Comenius was a Czech teacher, educator and writer. He is often considered the father of modern education. He served as the last bishop of Unity of the Brethren and became a religious refugee. His books include Orbis Pictus, Schola Ludus and many others.
A brilliant novelist, journalist and playwright was Karel Čapek. He coined the word robot in his play R.U.R.
Many excellent composers were born in the CR. Antonín Dvořák, the author of Slavonic Dances and the symphony From the New World, gained worldwide recognition for his work.
Bedřich Smetana is well known for his symphonic poem Vltava (The Moldau) from the cycle My country.
Two Czechs in history won the Nobel Prize. Jaroslaf Seifert and Professor Jaroslav Heyrovský, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for invention and development of the polarographic method.
Football is probably the most popular sport in the CR. Several top Czech footballers play in the prestigious European clubs. Ice-hockey enjoys huge popularity too. Many excellent hockey players in NHL teams in the US and Canada are from the Czech Republic. Among many, Jaromír Jágr and goalkeeper Dominik Hašek are most famous at present.
In athletics, Czechs such as runners Emil Zátopek and Jarmila Kratochvílová have made a great impression. Decathlete Tomáš Dvořák won the Olympics and world championships.