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Monday, May 04, 2015

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Czech Republic2015 IIHF World Championship in Ostrava, Day 3


Slovenian hockey team had a free day, therefore Nada and me explored the Ostrava city. Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of Ostrava-City District. Ostrava is located at the confluence of the Ostravice, Oder, Lučina 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 the look of an industrial city and the nickname of the “steel heart of the republic” (Czech: ocelové srdce republiky) during the communist era of Czechoslovakia. Many of the heavy industry companies are being closed down or transformed, yet the city remains one of the most polluted in the European Union.

St. Paul's Church in Vitkovice

7.50 CZK = 0.27 EUR = Heaven

Evangelical Christ' Church (Evangelický Kristuv kostel), built in 1907 and one of the most beautiful buildings in city of Ostrava, serves as main church for two Lutheran churches in the region.

Tuši and Nada

Silesian Ostrava Castle

Silesian Ostrava Town Hall

Monument to the 1st Czechoslovak Tank Brigade

Ostravice river

The last place we visited was an Ostravar brewery. The first beer in the brewery Ostravar started to be bottled in spring of 1898. The brewery is still in operation today, and in the old building a brewing museum has been established.

 
Ostravar brewery

GeoCaches found (all of them received a visit by "New Zealand Tiki Travel Tag", TB4NZYK):
- Dul Salamoun, GC26BQ8
- IBC MSK, GC1KR8Y
- Torzo hobbymarketu, GC5KMEJ
- Polsky dum, GC4N9WZ
- Ostravsky orloj, GC2P0N7
- Soutok u hradu, GC1RRAZ

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