Magistrát města Ostravy
Prokešovo náměstí 8
729 30 Ostrava
On the non-urgent green line you can 24 hours report troubles or damages on public beneficial devices, f.ex. damaged benches, ticket automats, timetables, street lights out of order or traffic signals on crossings, troubles with distribution or water nets, impassable pavements, untreated green. Citizens can report black dump, found dead animals and other things there, too.
The deadline for submitting offers is 31 July 2020 for both sites.
Postponing rent due date, remission of rent, fast financial aid up to CZK 20 000 or a grant programme up to CZK 100 000. These are the possibilities the City of Ostrava is now preparing for small entrepreneurs who cannot carry out their business activities as the consequence of the government emergency measures related to COVID-19.
Financial donations of up to 100 000 CZK are available to applicants who run a business in Ostrava (or who have a business with its registered address and the majority of its activities in Ostrava) if their annual income is below 18 million CZK. Applications can be submitted between 1 May and 13 May.
The Czech government has announced a state of emergency which came into effect on 12 March 2020 and will last until 30 April. Movement of persons is limited throughout the country. The borders of the Czech Republic are closed. Most markets are closed, retail sales are also restricted.
The first vending machines selling face masks and other protective medical items were installed in Ostrava. On Tuesday the machines were stocked up with face masks, single-use sterile gloves, and disinfectant gels. They are available to the public at 21 locations throughout the city.
This legally protected cultural heritage site will undergo a complete reconstruction to a design by the Polish studio KWK Promes, headed by architect Robert Konieczny.
Ostrava will open a brand-new centre providing assistance to foreigners coming to live in the city (or the Moravian-Silesian Region).
International rating agency Moody's has increased the City of Ostrava's rating for the fourth year in a row. The City now has its higher ever rating: Aa3/stable. Again Ostrava has achieved the highest rating available to it, equal to the Czech Republic's rating.
The Moravian-Silesian Region, Statutory City of Ostrava, the Railway Administration Authority (SŽDC), Concens Investments and Antwerp Port Authority will cooperate in developing a new container terminal in the strategic Mošnov industrial zone. On September 18, 2019 they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start this new project, called the Mosnov Multimodal Transport Terminal.
The City of Ostrava announced one of the most important architectural competitions in its history last August. The winner of the combined two-round international architectural and urbanistic competition for concert hall was selected almost a year after the competition announcement. The winner selected by jury made up of renowned experts is Steven Holl Architects + Architecture Acts studio based in New York.
Dolní Vítkovice is one of the biggest tourist attractions not only in the Moravian-Silesian Region, but also in the whole Czech Republic. Now a new tour has been opened. Visitors can see the local Coking Plant and learn how iron is made.
The Ostrava Public Transport Company (DPO) unveiled the design of its new Škoda ForCity Smart trams, which will be deployed in Ostrava next autumn. Ostrava will be the first city in the Czech Republic and Central Europe to have Škoda ForCity Smart trams in operation.
More than five tens of millions of Czech crowns from the European funds will be awarded to a project to help improve the Ostrava city's air. It becomes the first city in the country to receive a grant from the European Union's Community Program.
The Nové Lauby vacant lot with an area of 3,188 m2 is located in the Ostrava city centre between the Velká, Muzejní, Pivovarská and Dlouhá Streets. In accordance with the land-use permit, which became final this June, the vacant lot should be occupied by a new residential block.
The first hall of the OSTRAVA AIRPORT MULTIMODAL PARK logistics centre in Ostrava - Mošnov Strategic Industrial Zone was ceremonially opened yesterday. After its completion it will be the largest logistics centre in Central Europe.
Ostrava is once again welcoming the world's top athletes. On Thursday the city hosts the Golden Spike athletics meeting, which has been held annually at the City Stadium in Vítkovice since 1961.
The Beats for Love electronic music festival, held in the heart of Ostrava's stunningly atmospheric Lower Vítkovice complex, takes place this year from 3–6 July and is sure to be packed full of fun and memorable experiences.
The City of Ostrava is announcing a fresh architectural competition to decide on the design for a new parking garage that will be built on a site near the City of Ostrava Cultural Centre. The location is a highly visible and lucrative site next to the Regional Authority building.
From 7–16 July this year, Ostrava will host the Table Tennis European Youth Championships. The city will welcome over 600 of Europe's top junior and cadet players from 45 countries, who will compete for 14 sets of medals.
The rating agency Moody's updated the City of Ostrava's rating . The City's rating was confirmed as A1 with positive outlook. This excellent rating was based on a detailed analysis of the City's financial management during the past year, its current financial situation, and the future outlook in the context of projected economic, political, demographic and other developments.
