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Ostrava

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Ostrava is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region, with about 281,000 inhabitants. It lies near the border with Poland at the confluence of four rivers, the Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lucina, and is the third largest city in the Czech Republic by both population and area, the second largest in the region of Moravia and the largest in the historical land of Czech Silesia.

Facts
Population
280,853 1
Area (sq km)
214.2296 2
Founding Year
1267 2
Elevation (m)
260 2
Latitude
49.835556 degrees north 2
Longitude
18.2925 degrees east 2
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1. Ostrava (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, population
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population = 280853
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2. Ostrava (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 49.835556, longitude 18.2925
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 260 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 214.2296 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1267
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Wikidata: Ostrava
Wikidata Q8385, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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