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Ostrava is the largest city in North Moravia and the administrative centre of the region. The first records of settlement date from the 13th century, when the so-called Amber Route, an important trade artery, led through the area from the Baltic coast to the Mediterranean. The settlement started to develop quickly in the 18th century, when high quality black coal deposits were discovered, and the fastest industrial and population growth occurred in the 20th century. Since 1989 the city's face has changed radically. Ostrava has become an important cultural, trade and sporting centre. Coal mining within the city was stopped in 1994. In terms of population, Ostrava is the Czech Republic's third city, and in terms of total area its second city. It is an important transport centre, with a highly developed public transport network, five railway stations and an international airport at Mošnov.

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The city's two universities (the VŠB Technical University and the University of Ostrava) have a combined total of over 15 000 students. The nearby Beskydy and Jeseníky mountains offer many opportunities for hiking and winter sports, and the lakes and reservoirs at Žermanice and Těrlicko are often used by water sports enthusiasts. Just outside the city lies the popular and internationally known 18-hole golf course at Šilheřovice, and the sports airfields at Benešov and Frýdlant nad Ostravicí. If we add to the list hunting and fishing in the countryside around the city, it is plain to see that Ostrava can always offer its visitors the sporting life of their choice. Ostrava is home to a rich cultural life all year round. The city has five permanent theatres, which play opera, drama, ballet and operetta. In addition, there are a range of cultural centres which often stage dramatic and musical events featuring artists from the Czech Republic and abroad. Ostrava's industrial history has given its citizens a rich and increasingly valuable heritage. The OKD Mining Museum, now well-known across Europe, and the exhibition at the Michal colliery national heritage site, map the history of coal-mining in the city. >

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The mining museum contains a large collection of mining lamps and other equipment, and visitors can go down into a reconstructed coal seam or see the remains of the settlement of mammoth-hunters who once lived on the spot. The exhibition of mine rescue equipment is among the most extensive and valuable in Europe. Ostrava's fiscal stability is attested by the "A" rating granted to the city by Standard & Poor's. The last few years have also seen a rapid growth in tourist potential, helped by the city's favourable location close to the Polish and Slovak borders, its wealth of unique industrial architecture and other sights, the rich historical and cultural heritage of the region and the sporting opportunities offered by the nearby mountains and countryside.
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