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Ostrava-Jih

Coordinates: 49°47′38″N 18°15′04″E / 49.7938°N 18.251°E / 49.7938; 18.251
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Ostrava-Jih
City district of Ostrava
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Coordinates: 49°47′38″N 18°15′04″E / 49.7938°N 18.251°E / 49.7938; 18.251
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian Region
DistrictOstrava-City
CityOstrava
Area
[1]
 • Total
16.32 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
96,871
 • Density5,936/km2 (15,370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
700 30
Websitehttps://ovajih.ostrava.cz/cs

Ostrava-Jih (literally 'Ostrava-South') is a city district of Ostrava, a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, located in the south-central part of the city. It comprises the municipal parts and cadastral areas of Dubina, Hrabůvka, Zábřeh, Výškovice and Bělský Les.[3] With a population of 96,871 as of 2021, it is the most populous city district of Ostrava.[2][4]

The borough is home to a forest park Bělský les, the largest forest park in Ostrava[5] and one of the largest in Central Europe,[6] covering an area of 1.6 km2 (0.618 sq mi).[7] It also includes Avion Shopping Park Ostrava, one of the largest shopping centers in the Czech Republic,[8] and Ostravar Aréna, which hosted the IIHF World Championship in 2004, 2015 and 2024.[9]

Etymology

The name of the borough is derived from its geographical location, as jih means south in Czech.[10]

Dubina

The name originates from the Czech word dub, meaning oak. The area was originally covered by an oak forest.[11]

Hrabůvka

The name is derived from the Czech word habr, meaning hornbeam. In the local dialect, it was pronounced hrab.[12]

Zábřeh

The name is a combination of words za, meaning behind, and břeh, meaning bank, as the area is situated behind the bank of the Oder River.[13]

Výškovice

The name comes from the given name Výšek (most likely a diminutive of an Old Czech name), who was presumably a lokator. By adding the possessive suffix -ovice, the name became Výškovice, meaning Výšek's settlement.[14]

Bělský Les

The name refers to forest park of the same name located in the area. It was named after the creek Bělá, which flows through the area.[15] The noun bělá comes from the Czech adjective bílý, meaning white – hence, the name refers to a 'white creek'.[16] Bělský is an adjective form of bělá.

The neighboring boroughs Stará Bělá and Nová Bělá share the same etymology, as they are also named after the Bělá creek. A part of the forest park Bělský les is situated in Stará Bělá.[17]

History

Hrabůvka and Zábřeh were originally separate municipalities and both were incorporated into Ostrava in 1924.[18] On 21 March 1936, an airport was established in Hrabůvka. In 1946, the airport operated flights to Prague, Zlín, Olomouc, Brno and Piešťany, with Košice added in 1951. In 1957, a Soviet delegation led by Nikita Khrushchev landed on the airport. After the opening of a new airport in Mošnov in 1959, the Hrabůvka airport was closed. The area of the airport was later built up with residential buildings, and the airport hangar is nowadays used as a commercial property.[19][20]

Výškovice was originally an agricultural village located outside the borders of Ostrava, and in 1941, they merged with Ostrava. In 1954, it regained its independency, but rejoined Ostrava in 1966, when a housing estate development began in that area in the 1960s.[21] The new estate was built during the 1970s and 1980s.[22]

Dubina was developed as a housing estate during the 1980s and 1990s,[23] along with Bělský Les.[24] In both parts, the residential buildings consist primarily of panel apartment blocks.[25] On 22 February 1988, the two city parts were connected to the city tram network.[26]

In 1986, a new indoor arena was opened in Ostrava-Jih, serving as the home venue for the ice hockey club HC Vítkovice Ridera. In 2016, the arena was renamed to Ostravar Aréna.

On 24 November 1990, the city parts were merged into a single administrative unit, forming the Ostrava-Jih borough, which became one of the 23 self-governing boroughs of Ostrava.[27]

In 2001, a shopping center Avion Shopping Park Ostrava was opened in Zábřeh.[28] In 2008, it was the largest shopping center in the Moravian-Silesian Region and the second largest in the Czech Republic.[29]

Since 2002, the borough has organized an annual summer festival Slavnosti Jihu,[30] featuring artists like Anna K,[31] No Name,[32] Michal David and Xindl X.[33]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, the population of Ostrava-Jih is 96,871, of whom 48.4% are male and 51.6% are female, compared to the nationwide average of 49.3% and 50.7% respectively. People under 15 years old make up 14.1% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 20.2%, compared to the nationwide average of 16.1% and 20.4% respectively.[34]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky - 1869 - 2011" [Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic - 1869 - 2011] (in čeština). CZSO. 21 December 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. CZSO. 27 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Historie městského obvodu Ostrava-Jih". Ostrava.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Největší ostravský obvod postrádá přirozené centrum, postaví proto náměstí". www.patriotmagazin.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Ostrava, POLAR televize. "Bělský les zve do nového areálu a chystá další novinky | Ostrava-Jih | Zprávy | POLAR - Moravskoslezská regionální televize". polar.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jeden z největších městských lesoparků ve střední Evropě dostane nové lesní cesty - Novinky". www.novinky.cz (in čeština). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bělský Les Ostrava". NěkdeNěco.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Největší obchodní centra v Česku a kdo je vlastní. Projděte si přehled". Peníze.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ↑ www.esportsmedia.cz, eSports cz, s r o- (7 July 2025). "OSTRAVAR ARÉNA - základní informace". HC Vítkovice Ridera (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Ostravské Jižní město mělo být největším sídlištěm v Československu - Novinky". www.novinky.cz (in čeština). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  11. ↑ David, Jaroslav (2012). Paměť města - názvy míst Ostrava (in čeština) (1st ed.). Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita. p. 34. ISBN 978-80-7464-141-1.
  12. ↑ ČTK (26 October 2016). "Pamětní habry připomenou vznik názvu ostravské Hrabůvky". Ekolist.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Přendík, Petr Lexa (19 February 2017). "Zábřeh – původ pojmenování a dějiny do roku 1480 ·" (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Přendík, Petr Lexa (3 January 2018). "Výškovice slaví 610 let ·" (in čeština). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Základní údaje — Čeština". starabela.ostrava.cz. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Tomášův Internet - Proti proudu Bělé od soutoku k prameni". www.pohodar.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  17. ↑ timesoft.cz, theme: Radomir Panna by. "» Revír Ostrava-jih" (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  18. ↑ Lukáš (31 December 2023). "Vznik Velké Ostravy". Historická Ostrava (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Letiště Hrabůvka ·" (in čeština). 21 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  20. ↑ ČTK, Redakce / (26 May 2016). "Hangár uprostřed sídliště je památkou na bývalé letiště v Ostravě". Deník.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  21. ↑ "Výškovice – jak se ves za Ostravou stala součástí města ·" (in čeština). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Staré Výškovice". Komentované prohlídky Ostravy (in čeština). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  23. ↑ portadesign.cz. "Ateliérové práce". www.fa.cvut.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  24. ↑ "Historický vývoj zástavby Ostravy". ArcGIS StoryMaps (in čeština). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  25. ↑ "Konstrukční soustava VP-OS | PANELAKY.INFO". panelaky.info (in čeština). Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "MHD Ostrava". mhd-ostrava.cz. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  27. ↑ "Ostravské městské obvody – eOstrava.cz" (in čeština). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  28. ↑ "Avion Shopping park Ostrava – Zábřeh". www.msstavby.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  29. ↑ Havlíčková, Iva (26 March 2008). "Ostrava má největší nákupní centrum na Moravě". Moravskoslezský deník (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  30. ↑ "Slavnosti obvodu se vydařily". Ostrava.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  31. ↑ Figalová, Tereza (21 June 2025). "Slavnosti Jihu lákají na známé interprety, program pro děti i gastrozónu". Moravskoslezský deník (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  32. ↑ Ostrava, POLAR televize. "No Name, Jelen nebo i zlínská filharmonie. Slavnosti Jihu v Ostravě nabídly hvězdný program | Ostrava-Jih | Zprávy | POLAR - Moravskoslezská regionální televize". polar.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  33. ↑ Ostrava, POLAR televize. "Michal David, Xindl X, Debbi, Desmod, Kollárovci. Slavnosti Jihu si užily tisíce lidí | Ostrava-Jih | Zprávy | POLAR - Moravskoslezská regionální televize". polar.cz (in čeština). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  34. ↑ "All about territory VDB". Public Database. CZSO. 27 March 2021.
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