17. My town and region

17. My town and region

The Moravian-Silesian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic. It is located in the north-east of the Czech Republic. The region borders with the Olomouc Region to the west, Zlín Region to the south and with two countries – Poland to the north and Slovakia to the east.

The city of Ostrava is the 3rd biggest city in the Czech Republic. Other important cities are Opava, Český Těšín, Karviná and Havířov.

Population of the region is about 1,2 million inhabitants. I think that it is a very nice region for living, because people are nice there but everyone is in rush.

The highest mountain range is the Hrubý Jeseník, with the highest mountain of the region Praděd with 1.491 meters above sea level.
There are also several ski resorts, including Červenohorské Sedlo and Ovčárna, with long-lasting snow cover.
To the south-east, towards the Slovakian border, there are the Moravian-Silesian Beskids (the Beskydy mountains), with its highest mountain Lysá Hora (Bald Mountain). It has 1.323 meters’ altitude.

Major rivers are the Odra, the Opava and the Olše river.

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic. It has about 300.000 inhabitants.
Ostrava is located in the north-east of the Czech Republic. The city is situated at the confluence of four rivers – the Odra, the Ostravice, the Lučina and the Opava rivers. The city is named after the Ostravice river.
The city used to be famous for the mining and steel industry. It used to be called the steel heart of the republic. In 1990s the last coal mine was closed.
Nowadays Ostrava is known for its commerce, culture or sport.

You can visit the largest Mining Museum in Landek. In the closed Anselm mine you cand see the collection of mining equipment and see working conditions of the miners. If you want, you can go down the mine too.

The centre of the medieval town was placed around today’s Masaryk square. There is a baroque plague column in the square.

Ostrava has a New Town Hall. Visitors can climb up the tower and get a view of the entire city if the weather is good. The tower is almost 90 meters high.

The Vítkovice Lower Area is a specific landmark of the city with the special industrial architecture. Visitors can go to the Science and Technology Centre which offer many interactive exhibitions.

There are a few theatres in Ostrava, such as the Antonín Dvořák theatre, Jiří Myron theatre, Petr Bezruč theatre and so one. Everyone can choose what to see – a drama, opera, operette, musicals, ballet, shows for children or cool drama.
If you prefer cinema, you can go to Multicinema Cinestar, art Cinema or Minikinokavárna.
There are also many houses of culture, art galleries, exhibiton halls, where you can see portraits, pictures or sculptures.
Colours of Ostrava is the biggest music festival in the Czech Republic and begins every summer. It is 4 days long and thousands of visitors, not only from the CZ, arrive to listen to the best musicians from all over the world.