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Ostrava
City population
279,791
#3
in Czech Republic
#1
in Moravian-Silesian Region
#2,044
worldwide
49.835, 18.282 · 278 km from Prague
About Ostrava
Ostrava is a city in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic with a population of 279,791. It is the 3rd largest of the 96 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Czech Republic, and the 2,044th largest worldwide. It lies 278 km from Prague.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Elevation
211 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Prague
Coordinates
49.835, 18.282
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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