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Fun fact 1 about Ostrava

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Ostrava's coat of arms features a blue shield with a rearing silver horse that wears no bridle.

Ostrava
Czechia
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Ostrava

Czechia

Country
Czechia
Population
285.0K
Coordinates
49.82, 18.26
678th most populous city in the world

Ostrava is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 281,000 inhabitants. It lies near the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina.

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