Ostrava
Ostrava is a city in the borderland of Moravia and Silesia in the Czech Republic. With a population of 290,000 (2019), it is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the centre of the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Wikivoyage
Population 283,187 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Czech Republic
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Ostrava. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě Museum · 440 m -
Slezskoostravský hrad Attraction · 750 m -
Ostravské muzeum Museum · 60 m -
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Obětem hornické stávky u Dolu Trojice Memorial · 740 m - sv. Florián Memorial · 40 m
- Masaryk Memorial · 50 m
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sv. Jan Nepomucký Memorial · 200 m - Stávka na jámě Trojice Memorial · 320 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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The International Music Festival Janáček's May Ostrava
May
The Janáček May International Music Festival is the oldest and largest music festival in Ostrava, founded in 1975. It is organised by the City of Ostrava and the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Ostrava); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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