Ostrava-City District is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ostrava.

Administrative division

Ostrava-City District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: Ostrava.

List of municipalities

Cities and towns are marked in bold: Čavisov – Dolní Lhota – Horní Lhota – Klimkovice – Olbramice – Ostrava – Šenov – Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí – Václavovice – Velká Polom – Vratimov – Vřesina – Zbyslavice

Geography

The terrain is mostly flat and in the west slightly undulating, without significant hills. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Ostrava Basin (east and centre), Nízký Jeseník (west), Moravian Gate (southwest), and Opava Hilly Land (negligible part in the north). The highest point of the district is the hill Úhorky in Horní Lhota with an elevation of 404 m. The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Oder in Ostrava-Antošovice at 199 m. From the total district area of 331.5 km2, agricultural land occupies 152.8 km2, forests occupy 54.0 km2, and water area occupies 11.7 km2. Forests cover 16.3% of the district's area. The most important river of the district is the Oder, which flows across the territory from south to north. The Opava River flows into the Oder from the west. The largest body of water is Heřmanický Pond with an area of 116 ha. A part of the territory along the Oder River is protected as the Poodří Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Most populated municipalities

Economy

Ostrava is the economic centre of the entire Moravian-Silesian Region. With only one exception, all the largest employers with headquarters in Ostrava-City District and at least 1,000 employees have their seat in Ostrava. The largest employers with headquarters in Ostrava and at least 1,500 employees are: The largest company based in the district, but outside Ostrava, is KES – kabelové a elektrické systémy in Vratimov. It is a manufacturer of electrical equipment for motor vehicles with 1,000–1,499 employees.

Transport

The D1 motorway from Brno to the Czech-Polish passes through the district. There is also the D56 motorway, which connects Ostrava with Frýdek-Místek.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments (all of them located in Ostrava), are: The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: Four of the ten most visited tourist destinations of the Moravian-Silesian Region are located in Ostrava. The most visited tourist destinations are Lower Vítkovice, Ostrava Zoo, Landek Park Ostrava mining museum, and Silesian Ostrava Castle.

Notable people