Ostrava - Ostravské Muzeum / The Ostrava Museum (Ostrava - North Moravia)
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On the bell tower facade of the former Old Town Hall in Ostrava (nowadays the Ostrava Museum / Ostravské muzeum) you can find depicted coat of arms of city of Ostrava.
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Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/28/2012
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On the bell tower facade of the former Old Town Hall in Ostrava (nowadays the Ostrava Museum / Ostravské muzeum) you can find depicted coat of arms of city of Ostrava.
The Ostrava Museum was established by merging three older local museums in the Old Post-Office building after World War One. Since 1931 it occupies the Old Town Hall in Masaryk Square, the oldest existing example of original historic architecture typical of Ostrava's city core. On display are local history of Ostrava and a couple of other theme shows.
Ostrava (310 464 inhabitants) is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava is located at the confluence of the Ostravice, Oder, Lucina and Opava rivers. Its history and growth have been largely affected by exploitation and further use of the high quality black coal deposits discovered in the locality, giving the town a look of an industrial city and a nickname of the "steel heart of the republic" during the communist era of Czechoslovakia. Many of the heavy industry companies are being closed down or transformed. [wiki].