Ostrava-City District

Ostrava-City District (Czech: okres Ostrava-město) is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ostrava.

Ostrava-City District Okres Ostrava-město
District
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°39′N 18°1′E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
Capital	Ostrava
Area [1]
• Total	331.53 km2 (128.00 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	316,155
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	13
* Cities and towns	4
* Market towns	0

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

Ostrava and surrounding landscape

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 (1,325 ft). The lowest point of the district is the river bed of the Oder in Ostrava-Antošovice at 199 m (653 ft).

From the total district area of 331.5 km² (128.0 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 152.8 km² (59.0 sq mi), forests occupy 54.0 km² (20.8 sq mi), and water area occupies 11.7 km² (4.5 sq mi). Forests cover 16.3% of the district's area.^[1]

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 (290 acres).^[3]

A part of the territory along the Oder River is protected as the Poodří Protected Landscape Area.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 50,339 —     1880 69,123 +37.3% 1890 98,914 +43.1% 1900 160,994 +62.8% 1910 204,274 +26.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 216,700 +6.1% 1930 240,949 +11.2% 1950 236,318 −1.9% 1961 279,677 +18.3% 1970 323,033 +15.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 349,371 +8.2% 1991 353,989 +1.3% 2001 343,559 −2.9% 2011 326,018 −5.1% 2021 313,857 −3.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Most populated municipalities

Name	Population[2]	Area (km2)
Ostrava	283,187	214
Vratimov	7,434	14
Šenov	6,639	17
Klimkovice	4,454	15
Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí	2,992	19
Vřesina	2,820	9
Velká Polom	2,194	12

Economy

Ostrava is the economic centre of the entire Moravian-Silesian Region. 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:^[6]

Economic entity	Number of employees	Main activity
Regional Police Directorate of the Moravian-Silesian Region	5,000–9,999	Public order and safety activities
Faculty Hospital Ostrava	5,000–9,999	Health care
City of Ostrava	3,000–3,999	Public administration
DHL Solutions	3,000–3,999	Warehousing and storage
Hruška	3,000–3,999	Retail sale
City Hospital Ostrava	2,500–2,999	Health care
Liberty Ostrava	2,500–2,999	Manufacture of iron and steel
University of Ostrava	2,500–2,999	Education
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava	2,500–2,999	Education
Dopravní podnik Ostrava	2,000–2,499	Public transport
Česká distribuční	1,500–1,999	Advertising
Tietoevry Tech Services Czechia	1,500–1,999	Computer programming and consultancy

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 500–999 employees.^[6]

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

Hlubina Mine

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments (all of them located in Ostrava), are:^[7]

• Red Army Monument
• Michal Mine
• Hlubina Mine and Vítkovické železárny's high furnace and coke oven
• Liska's villa
• New City Hall

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:^[8]

• Ostrava-Moravská Ostrava
• Ostrava-Poruba
• Ostrava-Přívoz
• Ostrava-Vítkovice

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.^[9]

Notable people

Main category: People from Ostrava-City District