Ostravice
Municipality
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Ostravice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°32′23″N 18°23′29″E / 49.53972°N 18.39139°E / 49.53972; 18.39139
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Frýdek-Místek
First mentioned	1581
Area
• Total	27.71 km2 (10.70 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,543
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	739 14
Website	www.obec-ostravice.cz

Ostravice (German: Ostrawitz, Polish: 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 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the valley of the Ostravice River. The highest point of the municipality is just below the top of Lysá hora at about 1,320 metres (4,330 ft).

History

The first written mention of Ostravice is from 1581, when it was part of the Hukvaldy estate.^[2]

In 1951, the territory of Ostravice and neighbouring Staré Hamry was newly divided.^[3]

Economy

Ostravice serves year-round as a tourist resort.^[4]