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The first of Ostrava’s planned parking garages is set to become a reality

Updated 06.10.2021 10:04

The new parking garage at Ostrava’s City Hospital will be built by the contractor GEOSAN GROUP. Building work will begin just in a few days. The contractor was chosen by the City in a public tender. The garage will have seven levels, and it will quadruple the current parking capacity at the site, serving both hospital employees and the general public. The ground floor will contain a pharmacy, retail units and technical facilities. Completion is scheduled for the end of 2023. Alternative parking facilities will be provided during the construction work.

The construction of the combined transport terminal was officially launched

Updated 16.09.2021 10:19

The construction of the combined transport terminal was officially launched at the OSTRAVA AIRPORT MULTIMODAL PARK in the presence of the Mayor of Ostrava Tomáš Macura, the Governor of the Moravian-Silesian Region Ivo Vondrák, representatives of Innofreight as the future owner and operator, the developer Concens Investments and representatives of major logistics companies.

Ostrava has begun its search for an investment partner for the skyscraper to a design by Eva Jiříčná

Updated 26.07.2021 07:25

The high-rise block in Ostrčilova Street known locally by its nickname “the skyscraper” has stood empty since 2013 due to technical problems. Last year, the City of Ostrava decided not to demolish the building, but to retain it as a unique and distinctive urban landmark and to restore it to its original function.

Ostrava was evaluated as the best place for business in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Photo: René Stejskal

OSTRAVA IS A TOP CITY FOR BUSINESS

Updated 08.06.2021 08:21

Ostrava has recently been ranked as one of the Czech Republic’s top business cities in the largest national survey of business potential.

Organica has been designed by the Schindler Seko Architekti studio

Contera is set to build “Organica” – a new smart office building in the heart of Ostrava

Updated 31.05.2021 09:39

For many years, the City of Ostrava has offered substantial support to private investment projects located in the city, including the systematic preparation of a range of development sites and their presentation to potential investors.

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Mošnov industrial zone welcomes an Italian investor with plans to build a new factory on land purchased from the City

Updated 17.05.2021 09:08

The City of Ostrava is selling more of its land at the Strategic Industrial Zone in Mošnov. The buyer is the Italian investor IRCE, which will build a plant making copper and aluminium conductors for coils in electrical machinery. Construction of the plant will be completed by the end of 2030 at the latest.

The new residential complex Nové Lauby, visualisation made by the renowned architectural studio znamení čtyř – architekti.

Building work can now begin for the Nové Lauby residential complex – the City has chosen an investor

Updated 12.03.2021 12:06

More than four years after launching the preparatory phase for the Nové Lauby residential complex, Ostrava’s City Assembly has approved the contract with the selected investor.

Reconstruction project for high-rise Ostrava landmark brings a fresh new concept

Updated 05.02.2021 20:49

The renowned AI – DESIGN studio, headed by the architects Eva Jiřičná and Petr Vágner, has completed a detailed proposal for the reconstruction of a high-rise block in Ostrčilova Street, a major Ostrava landmark that is in poor technical condition and has remained vacant for several years.

Ostrava is again helping small businesses overcome the COVID crisis

Updated 05.02.2021 11:18

Similarly to last year, the City of Ostrava is now offering a one-off payment to help businesses overcome the difficulties caused by the current government restrictions that were introduced to slow the spread of the COVID virus.

Quality of life: Ostrava’s success in the international ranking

Ostrava ranks among the European cities with the most visible improvement in quality of life – and it’s also a hotbed for startups.

Ostrava sells land at the Mošnov industrial zone to international developer Panattoni

Updated 21.12.2020 13:00

The City of Ostrava is selling land at the Mošnov Small Development Zone to the developer Panattoni for a total sum of 286 million CZK (excl. VAT). The sale was approved by Ostrava’s City Assembly at its December session, when deputies chose between the two bids that had been submitted.

One of the projects has restored a historic community oven in Slezská Ostrava dating from the turn of the 20th century. Photograph Ostrava City Archives.

MORE PROJECTS COMPLETED AS PART OF OSTRAVA’S PUBLIC SPACE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

Updated 07.12.2020 09:34

A total of six projects have now been completed as part of the City of Ostrava’s programme focusing on improvements in public spaces with the involvement of local communities. A further three projects are close to completion. The project coordinators have received almost 2.5 million CZK from the City during this year.

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Donate computers to Ostrava schoolchildren

Although many of Ostrava’s schools have benefited from the City’s programme supporting digital learning and some have also received subsidies from the Ministry of Education enabling them to buy new computer technology, online learning still remains a problem for some children.

OSTRAVA STEPS INTO UNCERTAIN TIMES WITH A CLEAR VISION OF ITS SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

Updated 09.11.2020 10:33

The City Spatial Planning and Architecture Studio presented the result of its year-round work. It is the Vision of Ostrava’s Spatial Development, a tool based on the city’s strategic plan, which will help implement key city projects.

Work on Ostrava University’s new campus. Photo: Boris Renner

Work on Ostrava University’s new campus is in full flow

Updated 30.10.2020 09:20

The new campus for the University of Ostrava will occupy a site of almost 4 hectares in the heart of Ostrava’s city centre. The site – which is currently vacant – is located at Černá Louka (Black Meadow) near the Ostravice River. The development will create a brand-new sports centre and facilities for art and music teaching.

The building on the Street Lidicka, Ostrava-Vítkovice

Revitalization projects for prominent Ostrava buildings get the green light

Updated 29.10.2020 08:32

Nine prominent buildings in Ostrava will be revitalized by September 2021 thanks to a City of Ostrava programme which is providing subsidies totalling 5 293 900 to the buildings’ owners.

Laying two of the new cobbles. Photograph: Lukáš Kaboň

NEW MEMORIAL COBBLES INSTALLED IN OSTRAVA’S STREETS

Updated 26.10.2020 14:28

“Stolpersteine” – a German word meaning “stumbling-stones” – are brass plates the size of a street cobble (10 x 10 cm) which bear the names of Holocaust victims, plus the dates of their birth and their death in the Nazi concentration camps. More of these memorial cobbles were installed in Ostrava’s streets in early October.

Visual impression of the future appearance of Bedřiška.

FORMER PROBLEM AREA WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A MODERN RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

Updated 06.10.2020 11:52

The City of Ostrava is planning a unique project to revitalize a former housing scheme at Bedřiška in the Hulváky district. This once-problematic area will be transformed into a modern residential complex offering an excellent quality of life. Existing buildings will be completely renovated, and new apartment blocks will also be built.

Czech star Petra Kvitová has confirmed her participation at the Ostrava Open.

TOP TENNIS STARS WILL COMPETE IN OSTRAVA

Updated 02.10.2020 13:02

Fourteen of the world’s top twenty women tennis players will be coming to Ostrava in October for a WTA tournament – the Ostrava Open.

Visitors can explore two collections of agricultural technologies. Photo: Hana Oborilová

The National Museum of Agriculture opens its doors to the public in Ostrava

The first national museum to set up a branch in Ostrava is the National Museum of Agriculture in Lower Vítkovice. The new branch was opened to the public on Thursday 17 September.

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