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.
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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 (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.
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).
A part of the territory along the Oder River is protected as the Poodří Protected Landscape Area.
Demographics
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:
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.
Transport
The D1 motorway from Brno to the Czech-Polish passes through the district. The second important road is 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:
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:
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, Silesian Ostrava Castle, Landek Park Ostrava mining museum, and Centrum Černá Louka exhibition grounds.