Ostrava, Czech Republic
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N 49° 51.695 E 018° 09.763
34U E 296091 N 5527103
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Waymark Code: WMCN7K
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/24/2011
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CZE
Znak mesta Ostravy
V modrém štíte na zeleném trávníku stríbrný kun v poskoku se zlatým sedlem a cervenou pokrývkou, provázený vlevo nahore zlatou ruží se zelenými kališními lístky a cerveným semeníkem.
O puvodu ostravského znaku existuje nekolik verzí. Jednou z nich je, že figura bílého kone by mohla být zrejme symbolem tranzitní polohy mesta. Jak známo, mesto v minulosti leželo na tzv. jantarové stezce, což byla nejduležitejší obchodní stezka vedoucí z Baltu k Dunaji a poté do dalších míst Evropy. Další verze hovorí o tom, že figura kone byla prevzata pravdepodobne z rodového znaku prvního fojta a zrejme lokátora Moravské Ostravy. Ruže v erbu byla doplnena pozdeji, za olomouckého biskupa Stanislava Thurza (1497-1560).
ENG
The Coat-of-Arms of Ostrava
In a blue shield a silver horse with a golden saddle and red saddlecloth is rearing on a green field. It is accompanied on the upper left side (the viewer’s upper right) by a golden rose with green leaves between the petals and a red ovary.
There are several versions on the origin of the Ostrava coat-of-arms. One of the versions says that the figure of the white horse could obviously be a symbol of the transit location of the city. As is well-known, in the past the town was located along the so-called “Amber Road”, which was the most important trade route from the Baltic Sea to the Danube and from there to further places in Europe. Another version says that the figure of the horse was probably adopted from the family coat-of-arms of the first prefect and (probably) surveyor of Moravian Ostrava. The rose in the coat-of-arms was added from the family coat-of-arms of Olomouc Bishop Stanislav Thurz (1497-1560).
CZE
Ostrava dostala jméno podle reky Ostravice, která mesto rozdeluje na moravskou a slezskou cást. Základ slova Ostrava znamená „ostre, rychle, bystre tekoucí reku“
ENG
Ostrava got its name from the river Ostravice, which divides the town into its Moravian and Silesian parts. The root of the word Ostrava, “ostrý”, means “sharply, quickly, swiftly flowing river“.
CZE
Metropole Moravskoslezského kraje je rozlohou tretím nejvetším mestem republiky a tretím v poradí podle poctu obyvatel. Má výhodnou strategickou polohu - nachází se 10 kilometru jižne od státní hranice s Polskem a 50 kilometru západne od hranice se Slovenskem. Od hlavního mesta Prahy je vzdálena 360 km, 170 km od Brna, 90 km od polských Katovic, 310 km od Vídne. Mestem protékají reky Odra, Ostravice, Opava a Lucina.
ENG:
The metropolis of the Moravian-Silesian region is the second largest city in the Czech Republic and has the third largest population. It has got a very advantageous strategic position - it is located about 10 kilometres south of the Polish border and 50 kilometres west of the Slovak border. The distance from Ostrava to Praha is 360 km, to Brno 170 km, to the Polish City of Katowice 90 km, and to Vienna 310 km.There are the rivers of Odra, Ostravice, Opava, and Lucina flowing through the City.
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