Aktuality

This year, Ostrava commemorates 100 years since the first charitable collection held at the Christmas Tree of the Republic. The origins of this tradition in Czechoslovakia date back to 1919.

More than 150 students and academic staff from ENGEES – the prestigious French National School for Water and Environmental Engineering in Strasbourg – visited Ostrava’s New City Hall. In the grand assembly hall, they engaged in a discussion on environmental topics with Mayor Jan Dohnal.

Updated 24.11.2025 07:58 Masaryk Square will once again feature a live Christmas tree as part of the Ostrava Christmas festivities, which begin on 22 November. The Douglas fir tree, donated to the city by the Pikna family from Stará Bělá, will be ceremonially lit on Saturday, 29 November.