New booking system of evening commented tours at the ZOO

New booking system of evening commented tours at the ZOO
28. June 2018

Visitors to the Ostrava Zoo can attend evening guided tours from 29 June. It is one of the few occasions where you can experience what… Read »

Roundabout in Hrabůvka adorned with 8,800 plants

Roundabout in Hrabůvka adorned with 8,800 plants
26. June 2018

The traditional venue of the spectacular New Year’s fireworks on Horní Street in Ostrava-Jih will now provide a new spectacle from spring to autumn. 8,800… Read »

Visit the Zoo Ostrava to see magical herbs

Visit the Zoo Ostrava to see magical herbs
23. June 2018

The St John’s Night, also called Midsummer Night, which falls on the night of 23-24 June, celebrates the summer solstice. Plants are in full bloom… Read »

Day for bees and honey harvest just tomorrow

Day for bees and honey harvest in Zoo Ostrava
15. June 2018

Saturday, 16 June 2018 will be dedicated to bees and beekeeping in the Zoo Ostrava. On this day, Zoo Ostrava will host the traditional honey… Read »

Biodiversity is today’s motto

Ostrava’s zoo helps to maintain biodiversity in all its forms
15. June 2018

Ostrava’s zoo is one of the top three zoos in the country – along with its counterparts in Troja (Prague) and Lešná (Zlín). But the… Read »

An exotic hidden world in the heart of Ostrava

The Heřmanice pond: An exotic hidden world in the heart of Ostrava
14. June 2018

Just a short distance from Ostrava’s city centre is a true hidden gem – five beautiful ponds with large reed-beds and wetland meadows. This oasis… Read »

Discovering Ostrava´s parks

Discovering Ostrava´s parks - a view to the history
12. June 2018

People have always enjoyed spending time in parks and gardens – calm green oases amid the hectic stress of everyday life. Each historical period has… Read »

Round 2 of grant program for public space beautification

Round 2 of grant program for public space beautification
29. May 2018

City has selected projects to be supported under round 2 of grant program for public space beautification 20 projects totaling CZK 5.2 million applied for… Read »

Insect day in Zoo Ostrava

Insect day in Zoo Ostrava
18. May 2018

Insects are a very successful group of animals. They account for more than half (almost one million) of all animal species described so far. Every… Read »

Over 20 000 plants and flowers for the city centre

Over 20 000 plants and flowers will brighten up Ostrava’s city centre
17. May 2018

This week, the municipal district Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz has begun planting thousands of annual flowers and ornamental plants at locations throughout the central part… Read »