Car Hire Ostrava Airport

The city of Ostrava, Ostrava also called in the national language is located in the border triangle of Czech Republic, Poland and the Slovakia. The second largest city of in the Czech Republic, located just 10 km from the Polish border is located, was formerly also called the Moravian gate.

Ostrava takes its name from the River, flow into the four more, the Lucina, the Oder, the OPPA and the Ostrawitzka. However on the amber route lying, which was an important trade route between northern and southern Europe already at the time of the Romans, their first settlement dates back to in the stone age. The nature reserve of adjacent to the city of Ostrava is internationally known as stone age site.

First Slavic tribes settled here already in the Ostrava basin in the 10th century. In the course of time several times by Cossacks or Napoleon's minions attacked and plundered or defeated by the plague, 1715 resolve half of the population, an important economic role, she received only at the beginning of the 19th century. After coal finds about 100 years earlier, founded the Rothschilds here the Witkowitz iron works, making Ostrava to the Centre of the coal and steel industries. Unfortunately due to this fact, the city also became the target of many air raids during World War II.

But still the remains of the Premsylidenburg "Altitude Landek" and the Cathedral of Ostrava are worth seeing. As the city of this city is distributed more than 300,000 people in 42 districts, and above all the surrounding area has to offer very interesting, a Mitewagen is recommended during your stay.