OUR TOWN AND REGION

How can you get around the city? Well i tis not big, so I personally walk everywhere. But you can also use our city public transport. Our public transport consists of 19 bus lines. Also, if you are travelling longer distances you can go by train.

In our city you can find many kindergartens, primary schools, school of art, secondary schools (including our grammar school), language schools. So, let’s say the education here is on quite good level.

The city has a good sporting background for both active sportsmen and for those who like to do sports only for recreation. It's possible to go in for yachting, surfing and fishing at the nearby artificial lake Olesna. In winter if there is snow you can go cross-country skiing around the lake. Great temptation in this complex is a relaxation indoor and outdoor aquapark with the charming overview of the Beskydy panorama. In our city you can also find tennis courts, cycle track and multi-purpose sport hall Polárka. In Polárka it is possible to go ice skating, play badminton or table tennis. Also, ice hockey is played there. In-line skates can be used at the stadium of TJ Slezan or along the Ostravice river. There is also a training wall for climbers. Ice-hockey, extra league of men's handball and women's volleyball extra league are played in Frydek-Mistek. In the nearby Palkovice you can practise skiing on a ski slope in winter. You will find peace and quiet in many city parks, you can relax on the 3.5 km long natural educational trail in the Frydek forest.

As I mentioned before Frýdek-Místek is situated in Moravian-Silesian region. Capital is Ostrava. The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. The region borders the Olomouc Region to the west and the Zlín Region to the south. It also borders two other countries – Poland to the north and Slovakia to the east. Once a highly industrialized region, it was called the "Steel Heart of the Country" in the communist era. Air quality in region is due to that really bad.
There are several mountainous areas. In the west lie the Hrubý Jeseník mountains, with the highest mountain of the region (and Moravia), Praděd, rising 1,491 meters. The mountains are heavily forested, with many spectacular places and famous spas such as Karlova Studánka and Jeseník. There are also several ski resorts, including Červenohorské Sedlo and Ovčárna, with long-lasting snow cover. The Hrubý Jeseník mountains slowly merge into the rolling hills of the Nízký Jeseníks and Oderské Vrchy, rising to 800 m at Slunečná and 680 m at Fidlův Kopec respectively. To the south-east, towards the Slovakian border, the landscape sharply rises into the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, with its highest mountain Lysá Hora at 1,323 m (4,341 ft), which is the place with the highest annual rainfall in the Czech Republic, 1,500 mm (100 in) a year. The mountains are heavily forested too and serve as a holiday resort for the industrial north. There are three large Landscape Protected Areas – CHKO JESENÍKY, CHKO BESKYDY, CHKO POODŘÍ. Besides the beauties of nature, there are also rich mineral resources in the Region – black coal deposits, also natural gas reserves, a rich deposit of calcite, granite, marble, slate, gypsum, gravel sand, sand and brick-clays. The most important river is the Odra River that springs in the Odra Hills.