Ostravice

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°32′23″N 18°23′29″E / 49.53972°N 18.39139°E / 49.53972; 18.39139Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict Frýdek-MístekFirst mentioned1581Area

• Total27.71 km² (10.70 sq mi)Elevation

415 m (1,362 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,543 • Density92/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

739 14

Websitewww.obec-ostravice.cz

Ostravice (German: Ostrawitz, Polish: Ostrawica) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Ostravice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 30 km (19 mi) south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The highest point is next to the top of Lysá hora at 1,322 m (4,337 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated in the valley of the Ostravice River.

History

The first written mention of Ostravice is from 1581, when it was part of the Hukvaldy estate.^[2]

In 1951, the territory of Ostravice and neighbouring Staré Hamry was newly divided.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,805	—
1880	2,050	+13.6%
1890	2,077	+1.3%
1900	1,974	−5.0%
1910	2,250	+14.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,145	−4.7%
1930	2,154	+0.4%
1950	2,236	+3.8%
1961	2,359	+5.5%
1970	2,438	+3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,508	+2.9%
1991	2,413	−3.8%
2001	2,308	−4.4%
2011	2,307	−0.0%
2021	2,488	+7.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Economy

Ostravice serves year-round as a tourist resort.^[6]

Transport

The I/56 road (which connects Frýdek-Místek with the I/35 road near the Czech-Slovak border) passes through the municipality.

Ostravice is the terminus and starting point of a short local railway line to Frýdlant nad Ostravicí. The municipality is served by two train stations.^[7]

Sights

The main landmark of Ostravice is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is a simple rural church, built in the Neoclassical style in 1788–1789.^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Vznik obce – Pasekářská kolonizace (15. - 18. století)" (in Czech). Obec Ostravice. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Staré Hamry. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Ostravice. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
^ "Detail stanice Ostravice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
^ "Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-02.