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Ostrava (Czech pronunciation: ⓘ; Polish: Ostrawa; German: Ostrau) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies 15 km (9 mi) from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina.
The National Meteorological Institute was established in 1919 shortly after Czechoslovakia was established at the end of World War I.On 1 January 1954, the National Meteorological Institute was united with the hydrology service and the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute was established.
Therefore, the weather can be variable. Most of the South Bohemian region belongs to the mild, warm and wet zone and at altitudes above 750 m, this passes to mild and cool. The warmest month is usually July, with temperatures averaging between 17 and 18 °C in valley areas.
Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region ... Due to local weather conditions, the tree line in the area descends to 1,200–1,300 m (3,900–4,300 ft ...
Rescue boat in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Floods in the Czechia began on 13 September after heavy rain. [18] As of 15 September, over 200 rivers were reported to have spilled over their banks. [19]
Ostrava is the economic centre of the entire Moravian-Silesian Region. With only one exception, all the largest employers with headquarters in Ostrava-City District and at least 1,000 employees have their seat in Ostrava. The largest employers with headquarters in Ostrava and at least 1,500 employees are: [6]
North Moravian Region (Severomoravský kraj) with the capital in Ostrava; According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000. [4]
The biggest city, which was flooded, Ostrava, was affected only in some parts; the damages are estimated to be billions of crowns. [21] There was an ongoing threat in a handful of places in the South Bohemian Region. For the whole country, four people are reported missing, thousands were displaced and around 250000 were left without electricity.