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Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina. Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic in terms of both population and area, the second largest city in the region of Moravia, and the largest city in the historical land of Czech Silesia. It straddles the border of the two historic provinces of Moravia and Silesia. The wider conurbation – which also includes the towns of Bohu

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Ostrava is the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, located in the northeast near the Polish border where four rivers meet, with a population of about 283,000 people. It serves as the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region and holds significant historical importance as the largest city in Czech Silesia and a major urban center straddling the provinces of Moravia and Silesia.

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Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Moravian-Silesian
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District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ostrava-City
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Czech Republic
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1
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Location in the Czech Republic
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Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Jan Dohnal
Settlement.leader_party
ODS
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1267
Settlement.area_total_km2
214.23
Settlement.elevation_m
260
Settlement.population_as_of
2025-01-01
Settlement.population_total
283187

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Statutární město Ostrava
Contains
Zábřeh
Population
283187
Area
214.229602
Elevation
260
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Oder
Shares border with
Šenov
Headquarters
Ostrava
Official website
www.ostrava.cz
Image
Katedrála Božského Spasitele, Nová Karolina a Dolní oblast Vítkovic, pohled z Nové radnice, srpen 2011.jpg
Licence plate code
T
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Ostrava
twinned administrative body
Gaziantep
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Ostrava
Commons category
Ostrava
topic's main category
Category:Ostrava
category of associated people
Category:People from Ostrava
Commons gallery
Ostrava
category for people born here
Category:Births in Ostrava
native label
Ostrava
inception
1941-07-01
postal code
700 30–739 34
time of earliest written record
1267-01-17
email address
mailto:[email protected]
IPA transcription
/ˈɔstrava/
historical region
Moravia
number of houses
28000
mean age
43.2
category for honorary citizens of entity
Category:Honorary citizens of Ostrava
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