📷 Lukáš Mižoch· CC BY 3.0Ostrava is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies 15 km (9 mi) from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina. Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic in terms of both population and area.
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2 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) at 20 km.
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