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.
Airmobis is an international engineering studio. It provides aerodynamic calculations to European and global aircraft manufacturers and also develops an unmanned airplane – the Condor. In the middle of this year, the start-up also established a subsidiary in the Moravian-Silesian Innovation Center Ostrava (MSIC).
In Ostrava there will be athletic masters of all continents, come to cheer for the most prestigious team competition in athletics in the world.
Ostrava's planned new concert hall is fast becoming a reality. Following on from four previous successful architectural competitions for other projects, the City has announced a new competition for a design of the new concert hall, combined with the modernization of the City of Ostrava Cultural Centre (Dům kultury města Ostravy). The competition will feature some of the world's top architectural studios – but it will be open to an unlimited number of applicants.
Chassix Inc. company has just announced that the Ostrava, Czech Republic team successfully produced their very first set of trial castings on the 22nd, August 2018. The team worked very hard and the headquarters is very proud of them.
Ostrava produces innovative ideas, which also succeed in pan-European competition. One of these companies is Invent Medical, which revolutionizes this conservative market with its breakthrough solution for the production of orthotic and prosthetic devices using state-of-the-art technologies – 3D scanning, artificial intelligence and 3D printing.
The renovation of the space between Komerční banka and Prosperita Palace near Elektra tram stop is finished. New granite tiles, special lighting, new trees, street furniture and pillars for artwork are all in their places.
The attractiveness of public transport depends on the accessibility, safety, reliability and quality of the system; an important contribution in this regard is the simple and easy system of payment. Besides standard single-journey or time-valid tickets, all of Ostrava's public transport vehicles accept standard contactless bank cards. This makes it considerably easier for passengers to use the system, and it has boosted the number of users (including visitors to Ostrava).
The Bazaly football stadium will be transformed into a modern training complex. It will be used as a football academy designed for talented players from across the region. Young players will benefit from up to five playgrounds and service facilities, including an in-door running track.
A lively, modern multi-purpose centre has been gradually emerging in the Nová Karolina area since 2008. In the residential complex building F is now undergoing final works before its final inspection in September. There are last few available apartments left for sale.
The city of Ostrava, traditionally dominated by heavy industry, has now become an incubator of technological ideas that have the ambition to transcend the borders of the Czech Republic. A lot of people may be surprised by the fact that today in the city, the same number of people work in IT as in the metallurgical industry. More importantly, computer science is moving towards industrial applications, Industry 4.0, which is a great opportunity for the region to digitize its industry.
Ostrava is working towards connecting the city and the Mošnov Strategic Industrial Zone with the port city of Antwerp. The city has an exceptionally suitable location for pan-European logistics, together with the construction of the Ostrava Airport Multimodal Park in Mošnov, important regional entreprenuers and new operators in multimodal logistics centre in Mošnov, that all together form a strong argument for a positive outcome in the ongoing strategic negotiations.
TBEX Europe Ostrava has kicked off. It is the world's largest gathering of bloggers, vloggers, content creators and travel professionals active in the social media. Ostrava is the first city in Central Europe to host this conference.
VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava is preparing a major change – it has decided to move its Faculty of Economics from the City Centre to the Poruba campus.
The Continental Cup, the third largest athletics competition after the Olympic Games and the World Cup, will be held in Ostrava on 8 and 9 September. The best of the world’s athletes will be competing in Ostrava for two days. The Continental Cup is a reward for our city for the successful organization of sports events such as the World Ice Hockey Championship, the European Table Tennis Championship, the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup, the Golden Spike and more.
Change the streets, complete the squares or parks and other public spaces according to their own ideas - such a possibility has been offered to active citizens or non-profit organizations by a subsidy programme for the revitalization of public space in the city.
This year, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia. This important historical jubilee is connected with 28 October 1918, when an independent Czechoslovak state was proclaimed. For the Czech Republic, this day is a public holiday and an occasion for celebrations and memorial events. A year-long project to honour this anniversary was also proclaimed by the City of Ostrava. It includes exhibitions, concerts, and lectures, events for children and adults, and publications.
More than 180 speakers from 25 countries around the world will be part of the third edition of the international Meltingpot discussion forum, which will take place from July 18-21 at the Colours of Ostrava festival in the industrial area of Dolni Vítkovice. There will be the personalities of many fields of human thinking – from politics, culture, science, education, travel, economics to personal development.
The July issue of the newsletter informs you about a vacant lot in the city centre nearby the Masaryk square that is looking for an investor, about City district Hrabová plan to built a new municipal centre, a unique logistics project of Ostrava Airport Multimodal Park and many others.
An International Cultural Centre is to be built in the buildings annexed to the City slaughterhouse. After the renovation, the centre will offer artists and the public with spaces for dance, lectures, concerts, theatre, fine arts, as well as accommodation for guest artists.
