Ostravice

Ostravice (Ostrawitz, Ostrawica) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Geography
Ostravice is located about 15 km south of Frýdek-Místek and 30 km south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. The highest point is next to the top of Lysá hora at 1322 m above sea level. The municipality is situated in the valley of the Ostravice River.

History
The first written mention of Ostravice is from 1581, when it was part of the Hukvaldy estate.

In 1951, the territory of Ostravice and neighbouring Staré Hamry was newly divided.

Economy
Ostravice serves year-round as a tourist resort.

Transport
The I/56 road (which connects Frýdek-Místek with the I/35 road near the Czech-Slovak border) passes through the municipality.

Ostravice is the terminus and starting point of a short local railway line to Frýdlant nad Ostravicí. The municipality is served by two train stations.

Sights
The main landmark of Ostravice is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is a simple rural church, built in the Neoclassical style in 1788–1789.