Ostravice
{{For|the river|Ostravice (river)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ostravice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Ostravice, pohled z Medvědí skály, detail.jpg
| image_caption = General view
| image_flag = Ostravice (CZE) - flag.gif
| image_shield = Ostravice (CZE) - coat of arms.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Moravian-Silesian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Frýdek-Místek
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|32|23|N|18|23|29|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1581
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 27.71
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 415
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 2529
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 739 14
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| website = {{URL|https://www.obec-ostravice.cz/}}
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Ostravice ({{langx|de|Ostrawitz}}, {{langx|pl|Ostrawica}}) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Geography
Ostravice is located about {{convert|15|km|0}} south of Frýdek-Místek and {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The highest point is next to the top of Lysá hora at {{convert|1322|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The municipality is situated in the valley of the Ostravice River.
History
The first written mention of Ostravice is from 1581, when it was part of the Hukvaldy estate.{{cite web |title=Vznik obce – Pasekářská kolonizace (15. - 18. století)|url=https://www.obec-ostravice.cz/obec-ostravice/o-obci/o-obci/vznik-obce-pasekarska-kolonizace-15-18-stoleti-131cs.html|publisher=Obec Ostravice|language=cs|access-date=2022-02-11}}
In 1951, the territory of Ostravice and neighbouring Staré Hamry was newly divided.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.stare-hamry.cz/detail-textu.php?id=367|publisher=Obec Staré Hamry|language=cs|access-date=2022-02-11}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1805
|1880|2050
|1890|2077
|1900|1974
|1910|2250
|1921|2145
|1930|2154
|1950|2236
|1961|2359
|1970|2438
|1980|2508
|1991|2413
|2001|2308
|2011|2307
|2021|2488
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Economy
Ostravice serves year-round as a tourist resort.{{cite web |title=O obci|url=https://www.obec-ostravice.cz/obec-ostravice/o-obci/|publisher=Obec Ostravice|language=cs|access-date=2022-02-11}}
Transport
The I/56 road (which connects Frýdek-Místek with the I/35 road near the Czech-Slovak border) passes through the municipality.
Ostravice is the terminus and starting point of a short local railway line to Frýdlant nad Ostravicí. The municipality is served by two train stations.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Ostravice|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/ostravice/5434464|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-05-02}}
Sights
The main landmark of Ostravice is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is a simple rural church, built in the Neoclassical style in 1788–1789.{{cite web |title=Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-nejsvetejsi-trojice-12969060|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-05-02}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Ostravice (Frýdek-Místek District)|Ostravice}}
- {{official|https://www.obec-ostravice.cz/}}
{{Frýdek-Místek District}}
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