Park next to the Polyclinic in Ostrava-Hrabůvka

19. September 2023

A new park was created next to the Polyclinic in Ostrava-Hrabůvka. The park provides a pleasant space for relaxation including an attractive water feature, and… Read »

Tyl Garden

19. September 2023

Tylův Sad (Tyl Garden) is a small park in front of the University of Ostrava’s Science Faculty building in Slezská Ostrava. The space has underwent… Read »

CLAIRO conference: Livable and climate resilient European cities

2. March 2022

We are delighted to invite you to the online CLAIRO conference: Livable and climate resilient European cities. The conference is being organized by the City… Read »

REPLACE – Greenery instead of conctrete

25. November 2021

Ostrava has received almost 22.5 million CZK as an EEA/Norway grant for a project that will help alleviate the impacts of climate change in the… Read »

Bikesharing is doing well in Ostrava

2. August 2019

Bikesharing is very popular in Ostrava. In the first three months of this year, people rented the bikes of Nextbike, the service provider, nearly 156,000… Read »

Coking Plant in Dolní Vítkovice has been made accessible

New tour has been opened
26. July 2019

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… Read »

Ostrava already knows the look of its new trams

Ostrava will have new Škoda ForCity Smart trams next autumn
17. July 2019

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… Read »

New open-air classroom will make learning fun

On Friday 14 June, an unusual new outdoor teaching space was used for the first time in a city centre park.
18. June 2019

The “Open-Air Classroom” project, based in a small park just a couple of blocks away from Ostrava’s City Hall (Park Československých letců), was one of… Read »

The “Bike to Work” project was a great success despite poor weather

The annual “Bike to Work” competition was held for the ninth time running this May.
14. June 2019

The competition is targeted at all cyclists, runners and pedestrians who not only want to improve their fitness, health and mood, but would also like… Read »

Pilot project to double the volume of separated waste

OZO Ostrava’s pilot project in the collection of separated waste into blue-yellow bins
12. June 2019

More than double the amount of plastics compared to the usual monthly average, an 82 percent increase in sorted paper and a 32 percent drop… Read »