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Contents 1
GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE ...................................................................................... 7
1.1
GEOGRAPHY................................................................................................................. 7
1.2
CLIMATE....................................................................................................................... 8
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THE INDUSTRIAL CITY OF OSTRAVA – ITS HISTORICAL MILESTONES ................ 9
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POPULATION.............................................................................................................. 13
3.1
BASIC INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 13
3.2
BREAKDOWN OF INHABITANTS BY AGE ......................................................................... 14
3.3
BREAKDOWN OF INHABITANTS BY EDUCATION .............................................................. 14
3.4
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS IN INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS INCLUDING FOREIGN CITIZENS ...................................................................................... 15
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EDUCATION ................................................................................................................ 16
4.1
SCHOOLS IN OSTRAVA – ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015................................................... 17
4.2
UNIVERSITIES ............................................................................................................. 18 4.2.1 VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, www.vsb.cz .............................. 18 4.2.2 University student numbers ................................................................... 19 4.2.3 University of Ostrava, www.osu.cz......................................................... 19 4.2.4 Business School Ostrava (Vysoká škola podnikání, a. s.), www.vsp.cz . 20 4.2.5 Paneuropean University, Faculty of Law, Ostrava (UNINOVA) .............. 20 4.2.6 BIBS – Brno International Business School in Ostrava .......................... 20
4.3
SCHOOLS TEACHING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES .............................................................. 21 4.3.1 1st International School of Ostrava (1st ISO) ......................................... 21 4.3.2 Primary School Ostrava, Ostrčilova 10 .................................................. 21 4.3.3 Hello s. r. o. – Gymnasium, Primary School and Kindergarten ............... 22 4.3.4 Monty Elementary School and Kindergarten, Ostrava – Poruba ............ 22 4.3.5 Hladnov Gymnasium and Language School in Silesian Ostrava ............ 23 4.3.6 Pavel Tigrid Language Gymnasium in Ostrava – Poruba ....................... 24
4.4
OTHER SCHOOLS IN OSTRAVA ..................................................................................... 24 4.4.1 PORG private primary school and secondary school ............................. 24
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ECONOMY .................................................................................................................. 25
5.1
NUMBER OF BUSINESS ENTITIES BY INDUSTRY IN 2014 .................................................. 26
5.2
TYPES OF BUSINESSES BY LEGAL STATUS, 2014 .......................................................... 27
5.3
TRENDS IN THE STRUCTURE OF BUSINESS ENTITIES BY LEGAL FORM (2007–2014) ........ 28
5.4
LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN OSTRAVA (NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES) ...................................... 30
5.5
LARGEST FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES IN OSTRAVA (NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES) ............. 32
5.6
LARGEST CIVIL ENGINEERING / BUILDING COMPANIES IN OSTRAVA (NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES) ............................................................................................ 33
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LABOUR FORCE ........................................................................................................ 34 LABOUR FORCE BY SECTOR – NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (IN COMPANIES WITH 23 OR MORE EMPLOYEES, 2011 – 2014) ........................................ 35
6.2
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN OSTRAVA, 2006 - 2014 ......................................................... 37
6.3
UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN OSTRAVA, 2002 - 2014 ..................................................... 38
6.4
JOB APPLICANTS IN OSTRAVA BY AGE, 2010 – 2014 .................................................... 38
6.5
JOB APPLICANTS IN OSTRAVA BY EDUCATION, 2010 – 2014 ......................................... 40
6.6
FOREIGNERS AND THEIR ENTRY INTO THE LABOUR MARKET IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC .... 41 6.6.1 Foreign citizens on the labour market in Ostrava ................................... 41
7 7.1
AVERAGE WAGES, TAXES ....................................................................................... 44 AVERAGE PRE-TAX MONTHLY WAGE, 2005 – 2014........................................................ 44 7.1.1 Pre-tax monthly wages in the Moravian-Silesian Region – breakdown by main employment categories and sub-categories, 2014 ......... 45
7.2
TAXES ........................................................................................................................ 49 7.2.1 Direct Taxes .......................................................................................... 49 7.2.2 Indirect Taxes ........................................................................................ 49
8 8.1
INFORMATION FOR INVESTORS .............................................................................. 50 INVESTMENT INCENTIVES ............................................................................................. 50 8.1.1 Investment incentives ............................................................................ 50
8.2
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES (OP) 2014 - 2020 .......................................................... 51 8.2.1 OP Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness ................................ 51 8.2.2 OP Research, Development and Education ........................................... 51 8.2.3 OP Employment .................................................................................... 51
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8.3
CREDIT RATINGS, MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS.......................................................... 52 8.3.1 Credit ratings, macroeconomic indicators .............................................. 52 8.3.2 Macroeconomic Indicators ..................................................................... 54
8.4
BUILDING PERMISSION PROCESS.................................................................................. 56
8.5
LAND PRICING............................................................................................................. 56
8.6
UTILITIES PRICING ....................................................................................................... 57
8.7
INDUSTRIAL ZONES ..................................................................................................... 57 8.7.1 Ostrava - Hrabová ................................................................................. 57 8.7.2 Ostrava - Mošnov .................................................................................. 58 8.7.3 Real Estate Report ................................................................................ 59 8.7.4 Development sites ................................................................................. 60
8.8
LEVEL OF FDI (FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT) IN OSTRAVA, BRNO AND PILSEN (CZK BILLIONS) – FIGURES FOR EACH YEAR AS OF 31 DECEMBER ............... 61
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TRANSPORT ............................................................................................................... 62
9.1
BASIC INDICATORS IN TRANSPORT ............................................................................... 62
9.2
PUBLIC TRANSPORT .................................................................................................... 63
9.3
ROAD TRANSPORT ...................................................................................................... 63
9.4
RAIL TRANSPORT ........................................................................................................ 64
9.5
AIR TRANSPORT .......................................................................................................... 64
9.6
BICYCLE TRANSPORT .................................................................................................. 67 9.6.1 Bike routes - overview ........................................................................... 67
9.7
ACCESS TO THE REGION .............................................................................................. 68 9.7.1 Road access to the region – distances to / from Ostrava ....................... 68 9.7.2 Access to the region – main transport arteries ....................................... 68
9.8
TRANSPORT INVESTMENT ............................................................................................ 69
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TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................... 70
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION .................................................... 74
11.1
TECHNOPROFIL ........................................................................................................... 74
11.2
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................... 77 11.2.1 Science and Technology Park ............................................................... 79 11.2.2 IT4INNOVATIONS ................................................................................. 79
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11.2.3 BIC Ostrava, s. r. o. ............................................................................... 80 11.2.4 Business Incubator VŠB - TU Ostrava ................................................... 81 11.2.5 Nanotechnology Centre ......................................................................... 81 11.2.6 Business incubator of BSO .................................................................... 82 11.2.7 Ostrava Technology Centre ................................................................... 82 11.2.8 4MEDi.................................................................................................... 83 11.3
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CLUSTERS .................................................................................................................. 83
QUALITY OF LIFE....................................................................................................... 85 ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................ 85 12.1.1 Major pollutant emissions (REZZO 1) in tonnes/year – Moravian-Silesian Region ...................................................................... 86 12.1.2 Major pollutant emissions (REZZO 1) in tonnes/year – Ostrava ............. 87
12.2
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES........................................................................... 89 12.2.1 Health care ............................................................................................ 89 12.2.2 Social services....................................................................................... 91 Social care residential services ..................................................................... 92 On – site social services ................................................................................ 93
12.3
HOUSING AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PREMISES ................................................................. 95 12.3.1 Housing ................................................................................................. 95
12.4
CULTURE.................................................................................................................... 98
12.5
SPORT AND RECREATION ............................................................................................ 99
12.6
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ............................................................................................. 100
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ACCOMMODATION .................................................................................................. 103
13.1
HOTELS .................................................................................................................... 103
13.2
GUEST HOUSES ........................................................................................................ 105
13.3
FURNISHED TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION ................................................................ 106
13.4
HOSTELS .................................................................................................................. 106
13.5
STUDENT HALLS OF RESIDENCE ................................................................................. 107
13.6
CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION FACILITIES ............................................................ 108
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BODIES OF THE CITY, CITY DISTRICTS AND MUNICIPAL
ORGANIZATIONS111
CITY ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................... 111
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14.2
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................... 112
14.3
CITY ORGANIZATIONS ................................................................................................ 112
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CONTACTS ............................................................................................................... 113
15.1
IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS .......................................................................................... 113
15.2
IMPORTANT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BODIES AND COURTS ......................................... 114
15.3
IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION ................... 115 15.3.1 Research & development organizations............................................... 115 15.3.2 Companies operating within the Ostrava Science and Technology Park ........................................................................... 116 15.3.3 Companies operating within the Business Incubator, VŠB-TU Ostrava 117 15.3.4 Clusters in Ostrava .............................................................................. 118
15.4
SELECTED IT COMPANIES .......................................................................................... 119
15.5
BANKS ..................................................................................................................... 121
15.6
SELECTED STORES & SHOPPING CENTRES ................................................................. 122
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MILESTONES IN OSTRAVA´S HISTORY .............................................................. 124
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................... 130
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1 Geography and climate 1.1 Geography Located at the confluence of four rivers (Odra, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina), Ostrava is one of the most important residential, industrial and intellectual centres of the Czech Republic. In terms of its population and area, it is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the largest city of the Moravian-Silesian region. It is situated at 49° 50'31'' N and 18°17'34'' E in the rugged terrain of the Ostrava basin. Ostrava has a very advantageous strategic location – it is situated 360 km east of the capital city of Prague, 310 km north of Vienna, it is close to the border with Poland, which runs just 10 km north of the city centre, and the Slovakian border being just 50 km to the east.
Total area of the city (ha)
21 423
of which: Forests
2 464
Other
7 815
Water surfaces
953
Built-up areas
1 919
Agricultural land
8 269
Number of cadastral divisions:
39
Number of Municipal Districts:
23
Highest point:
336 m above sea level (Krásné Pole)
Lowest point:
193 m above sea level (Slezská Ostrava)
Sources: Czech Statistical Office (2013), OCA
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1.2 Climate Ostrava is located within the temperate zone; however the city’s climate has certain specific features caused by the dense concentration of industry and population and due to local geographical conditions in the Ostrava basin. The figures given below are based on long-term measurements at the given location and represent long-term mean values for the individual meteorological indicators. For the purposes of comparison, the tables below show the mean values for 2014 compared with the mean values for the period 1961 - 2000.
Mean annual rainfall: Mean annual temperature: Mean January temperature: Mean July temperature:
816 mm 7,05 °C -3,2 °C 16,3 °C
Source: Czech Hydrometeorological Institute – data for the period 1/2014 – 12/2014
Meteorological data for Ostrava – long-term mean values 1961 - 2000 Mean annual rainfall:
700 mm
Mean annual temperature:
8,3 °C
Mean January temperature:
-2,3 °C
Mean July temperature:
17,8 °C
Source: Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
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2 The Industrial City of Ostrava – Its Historical Milestones
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3 Population
The period 1869 – 1980 saw the Ostrava population grow. The first wave of industrialization took place from 1869 to 1950, resulting in the most rapid population growth in the City. The deindustrialisation process currently leads to population decrease; however, Ostrava is still the third largest city in the Czech Republic, the second largest city in Moravia, the largest city in Czech Silesia and a natural centre of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Created by merging the municipalities of Hrabůvka, Zábřeh nad Odrou, Výškovice and Dubina, Ostrava-South is the most populous City District.
3.1 Basic information Population of City of Ostrava City of Ostrava - of which foreigners
302 969 9 656
- of which men
147 490
- of which women
155 479
Municipalities within the administrative district of Ostrava - of which foreigners
31 649 212
- of which men
15 544
- of which women
16 105
Population density per km2 Moravian-Silesian Region - of which foreigners (with permanent residence)
1 562 1 217 676 13 970
- of which men
596 390
- of which women
621 286
Population density per km2 Sources: OCA, MSR, CSO (2014)
224
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3.2 Breakdown of inhabitants by age Age
Number of inhabitants
% of population
42 562
14,5
198 130 53 508
67,3 18,2
0-9
29 831
10,1
10 - 19
25 481
8,7
20 - 39 40 - 49
83 323 42 960
28,3 14,6
50 - 59
39 017
13,3
60 - 69
38 344
13,0
70 - 79
23 950
8,1
80 +
11 294
3,8
Pre-working age (0 – 14 years) Working age (15 – 64 years) Retired (65 + )
Source: CSO (2014)
3.3 Breakdown of inhabitants by education
Source: National Census (2001, 2011)
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3.4 Number of inhabitants in individual Municipal Districts including foreign citizens Number of inhabitants officially registered as resident in the city of Ostrava as of 1 January 2015 Municipal District Hošťálkovice Hrabová Krásné Pole Lhotka Mariánské Hory a Hulváky Martinov Michálkovíce Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz Nová Bělá Nová Ves Ostrava-Jih Petřkovice Plesná Polanka nad Odrou Poruba Proskovice Pustkovec Radvanice a Bartovice Slezská Ostrava Stará Bělá Svinov Třebovice Vítkovice Total Source: OCA (2015)
Czech citizens up to age 15
Czech citizens Czech age 15 + citizens total
Foreign citizens
Resident total
238
1 399
1 637
12
1 649
498
3 184
3 682
96
3 778
384
2 213
2 597
31
2 628
189
1 094
1 283
6
1 289
1 645
10 356
12 001
433
12 434
126
988
1 114
16
1 130
515
2 794
3 309
54
3 363
5 292
32 222
37 514
1 756
39 270
263
1 619
1 882
21
1 903
119
597
716
18
734
13 284
91 375
104 659
3 468
108 127
413
2 680
3 093
29
3 122
194
1 211
1 405
18
1 423
711
4 242
4 953
37
4 990
8 304
57 705
66 009
1 356
67 365
174
1 046
1 220
6
1 226
170
1 109
1 279
21
1 300
944
5 409
6 353
272
6 625
3 473
17 442
20 915
961
21 876
671
3 370
4 041
39
4 080
580
3 811
4 391
129
4 520
228
1 617
1 845
22
1 867
1 410
6 005
7 415
855
8 270
39 825
253 488
293 313
9 656
302 969
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4 Education
According to the Education Act, the education system comprises of schools and school facilities. Ostrava offers a wide range of schools and school facilities. Pre-school education is a phase of education in which the child primarily acquires social experience, basic knowledge about life and first impulses for continuing education and lifelong learning. This phase is supported by educational impact of the family, which provides and develops specific stimuli. Pre-school education is typically provided for children aged three to six. The aim of primary education is to create a foundation for lifelong learning. Primary education is also the only level in the educational system which is mandatory for all children in the Czech Republic. It entitles them to advance into secondary education. Secondary education develops the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes and values obtained in primary education, which are important for the personal development of the individual. It provides pupils with a broad general education content and professional training associated with general education, and consolidates their values. Secondary education also lays the groundwork for a full personal and civic life, independent acquisition of information and lifelong learning, follow-up education and vocational training. By successfully completing an educational programme within secondary education, pupils achieve one of the following levels of education: secondary education, secondary education with an apprenticeship certificate, secondary education with the maturita (schoolleaving) examination. Tertiary vocational education develops and deepens the knowledge and skills acquired in secondary education and provide general and vocational education and practical training for demanding professions. It is intended for graduates of all types of secondary schools with the maturita examination; it is completed by passing a graduation exam. Higher education is divided into three programmes – Bachelor's, Master's and PhD. They focus on vocational training. The study is completed by passing the final state examination, which usually includes the defence of a Bachelor's / Master's / PhD. thesis. After passing the examination, graduates earn an academic degree. .
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4.1 Schools in Ostrava – academic year 2014/2015 Number of Type of school
Children/pupils/students as of 30 September 2014 94 10 486
Schools in category Nursery schools / kindergartens
- of which private
Primary schools - of which private Primary art schools - of which private Secondary schools - of which private secondary education - of which private secondary education with vocational qualification - of which private secondary education with “maturita” - of which private - grammar school education - of which private Conservatories - of which private Higher vocational schools - of which private
Source: MSR (2015)
12
318
85
26 096
7
601
14
7 158
1
17
43
17 394
16
3 758
1
46
0
0
12
3 415
4
880
43
13 979
16
2 878
18
5 437
7
742
1
345
-
-
6
1 922
4
864
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4.2 Universities 4.2.1 VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, www.vsb.cz Number of students in academic year 2014/2015
Number of graduates in 2014
Economics
4 498
1 382
Civil Engineering
1 818
456
Mechanical Engineering
2 033
546
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
3 245
624
Mining and Geology
3 130
756
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
1 866
421
Safety Engineering
1 408
315
148
36
18 146
4 536
Faculty
University degree programmes Total Source: VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava (2015)
Number of graduates, 2009 - 2014
Source: VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava (2009 - 2014)
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4.2.2 University student numbers
Source: individual universities
4.2.3 University of Ostrava, www.osu.cz Number of students in academic year 2014/2015
Number of graduates in 2014
Arts
2 235
600
Education
3 184
967
Science
2 071
486
Medicine
1 773
407
Social Studies
689
259
Fine Arts
412
137
10 364
2 856
Faculty
Total Source: University of Ostrava (2015)
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4.2.4 Business School Ostrava (Vysoká škola podnikání, a. s.), www.vsp.cz Bachelor´s and Master´s degree programmes
Number of students in academic year 2014/2015
Number of graduates in 2014
1 079
573
- IT and Internet in Business
0
0
- Business and Management
45
33
1 124
606
- Business
Total Source: Business School Ostrava (2015)
4.2.5 Paneuropean University, Faculty of Law, Ostrava (UNINOVA) Paneuropean University (PEU) is a private university that develops creativity, promotes innovative solutions and educates qualified professionals for practice. Founded in 2004, it was the first Slovak private school, initially with a legal focus, under the name Bratislava School of Law. Since 2010/2011, the University’s Faculty of Law is based in Ostrava, offering students the opportunity to study the field of "Law". This field can be studied within the Bachelor's programme completed with the Bachelor's degree (Bc.) and the follow-up Master's programme completed with the Master's degree (Mgr.). The applicants may choose to study full-time or externally. After successful completion of the Master's programme, students may also continue with rigorosum examination or doctoral studies. During their studies, students may study abroad within the Erasmus programme subject to the offers of foreign universities in the current academic year. During the 10 years of its existence, the Paneuropean University has become one of the most prestigious private universities in Slovakia. Currently, the Paneuropean University is attended by more than 5,000 students.
4.2.6 BIBS – Brno International Business School in Ostrava BIBS is a modern institution providing Czech, British and Finnish undergraduate (Bc., BA Hons), Master's (MBA, MSc, LLM) and doctoral (PhD) programmes in Czech and Slovak language in Brno, Prague, Ostrava, Bratislava and Nitra. BIBS has become one of the largest providers of Senior Executive MBA programmes in the Czech and Slovak thanks to the collaboration with the prestigious British Nottingham Trent University, which combines tradition with a guarantee of a stable and modern educational institution. The school is a member of CAMBAS, which brings together reputable providers of MBA studies. This year BIBS has started cooperating with the prestigious British Staffordshire University. The MBA programme is the optimal combination of theory and practice with an emphasis on strategic organization management. Emphasis is also placed on maximum
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utilization of acquired knowledge and experience in daily practice. For this purpose BIBS has developed its own concept of strategic management, which provides the students with a tool to immediately apply the proposed strategies into practice. The methodology of BIBS is clear and balanced. Students also gain real benefits in written assignments by preparing topics related to the companies in which they work.
4.3 Schools teaching in foreign languages 4.3.1 1st International School of Ostrava (1st ISO) Methods: 1st ISO, counting more than 20 nationalities among its students and teachers, is the first school outside of Prague holding the title International Baccalaureate World School. It strives to combine the best aspects of the Czech educational system with global thinking and intercultural approach. Czech students can complete the 8-year-long study programme by taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to the standard Czech school-leaving exam. Students are encouraged to develop independent, critical thinking, communication and presentation, respect and tolerance towards other people and ideas, community involvement, experience-based learning, searching for new challenges, cooperation and creativity. Study programme outcomes: English is the first or second foreign language for most 1st ISO students. For beginners, the school is preparing additional EAL lessons (English as an Additional Language), which will help students to get accustomed to a different learning environment and their new classmates much faster. The school also offers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and clubs. The International Baccalaureate World School students take higher lever exams in natural science, maths, foreign languages, humanities and arts. Nearly 100% of all the 1st ISO graduates continue to the University of their Choice either in Czech Republic or in Europe, North America or Asia, to study medicine, economy, international relations, nuclear physics, biomedical technologies, mechanical engineering and technologies, education, psychology, linguistics, etc.
4.3.2 Primary School Ostrava, Ostrčilova 10 The Ostrčilova Bilingual School is part of the Primary School and Kindergarten Ostrčilova 1, which has long been specialising in the education of children, aged 3 to 15, including children of foreigners. It is a school with many years of experience, whose priority is effective interconnection of the Czech and British curricula. The children of Czech, bilingual and foreign families have the chance to study in a bilingual, English-Czech environment under the guidance of experienced teachers. Graduates achieve high level of communication in both languages and
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can seamlessly transfer to grammar schools in the Czech Republic and abroad. They achieve superior results in entrance examinations. In terms of English, they reach level B1 to C1 within the Common European Framework. Foreigners who attend the school have the opportunity to become familiar with the Czech culture, rapidly become involved in the life in the Czech Republic and gradually learn and master the Czech language. With the support of development programmes of the Ministry of Education, emphasis is placed on teaching the Czech language as a second language. The school focuses on the overall development of the child's personality. Skills and abilities of children are developed not only in the form of playful teaching methods, but also in the diverse range of activities offered beyond teaching and in the afternoon interest groups. Children are encouraged to develop self-reliance, ability to work in a team and active life. To encourage the children's tolerance and empathy, they are involved in a number of project activities and humanitarian projects.
4.3.3 Hello s. r. o. – Gymnasium, Primary School and Kindergarten Gymnasium, primary school and nursery school Hello s.r.o. is a modern educational facility aimed at teaching foreign languages. In the school year 2014/2015 it is attended by almost 300 children aged 2 to 19 years. The kindergarten is attended by children aged 2 to 6, regardless of nationality and knowledge of English. All children are offered superb preschool education in Czech and English. In the course of the study, the children will learn a foreign language in a natural and fun way. The primary school is focused on bilingual (Czech-English) education in mathematics, physics, biology, geography and all subjects with an educational focus. English conversation is taught by a native speaker. Each class is attended by a maximum of 16 children. There is also a number of interest groups available to the children. Gifted children enrol in Gifted Children's Club organised in cooperation with the Mensa Czech Republic, which can also be attended by pupils from other schools in Ostrava. The gymnasium is a traditional four-year gymnasium that prepares students for graduation and follow-up study in university. Students get intensive foreign language teaching and a number of optional activities. The gymnasium as well as the primary school are partner schools of the accredited Cambridge English Centre and Goethe Institute and prepare their pupils for the international exams in English and German.
4.3.4 Monty Elementary School and Kindergarten, Ostrava – Poruba The
Monty
kindergarten
has
provided
training
and
education
since
2005.
There are 6 teachers teaching in the kindergartens and nursery school, of which 2 are assistants – native English speakers. The classes are given simultaneously in Czech and English under the
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guidance of competent Czech teachers and English native speakers. As a bonus service, the kindergarten provides regular logopaedic therapy. The Monty Elementary School opened on 1 September 2008. The pupils are divided into 7 classes with a maximum of 15 pupils per class. Teaching at 1st and 2nd stages is provided by 16 educators, of which 6 are collaborators teaching subjects at 2nd stage, and 4 are native English speakers. The school curriculum is based on integrating educational content into meaningful units that cut across educational areas and fields (the "Integrated Thematic Education"). The school presents itself as a bilingual school – certain subjects are simultaneously taught in both Czech and English. Since the school year 2010/2011, the school has been a certified centre to organize Cambridge examinations. The school's leadership and teaching staff aim to individualize the teaching: currently the school is attended by five exceptionally talented pupils and 8 highly talented pupils. In addition to talented pupils, there is about the same percentage of pupils with special educational needs. These are children with varying degrees of ADHD, dyslexia, dysortographia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia. Extracurricular school activities include 15 interest groups (foreign languages, physical activity, media and ICT, logic, natural sciences, floriculture, "creative hands"), with each student attending more than two extracurricular activities on average.
4.3.5 Hladnov Gymnasium and Language School in Silesian Ostrava The Hladnov Gymnasium and Language School with Accreditation for State Language Examinations has had a long-standing tradition. School history dates back to 1911 when a sixyear girl lycée was founded. The school's modern history begins in 1953 with the graduation of the first class of 29 pupils. Since then, the school has been undergoing constant development. The Hladnov Gymnasium is the only Czech-Spanish bilingual school in the Moravian-Silesian region. The study takes six years and courses are taught in Spanish. The school offers students the opportunity to pass the international DELE exam, organizes public events such as Don Quixote Reading Marathon, Spanish courses for the public, days of Spanish culture etc. Since 2014, the school has been the official DELE test venue in Ostrava. The four-year field of study – extended English language teaching – also focuses on languages. Theatre shows in English and Spanish have also had a long tradition. The school is involved in many language projects, such as eTwinning, Comenius and EuropeanSchoolnet. In 2011, it received the European Language Label award for innovative methods in language teaching. The third field is the general four-year study. In addition to English, pupils may also choose a second language: Spanish, French, German, Russian or Latin. HG and LS holds the Oxford Quality School title and works closely with Oxford University Press.
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4.3.6 Pavel Tigrid Language Gymnasium in Ostrava – Poruba Pavel Tigrid Language Gymnasium in Ostrava – Poruba has had a long-standing tradition. It was founded on 1 September 1991 as the only gymnasium in the region focusing on living languages. The educational programme primarily focuses on teaching foreign languages. The gymnasium's language focus is also linked to a wide variety of international activities, participation in international projects and competitions and, most importantly, cooperation with foreign schools and institutions. Teaching of foreign languages takes up almost a third of all teaching time, both in the four-year and six-year programme. In the course of the language education, pupils are systematically prepared for internationally recognized exams in English (FCE and CAE), French (DELF), Spanish (DELE) and German (Goethe - Zertifikat and Deutsches Sprachdiplom), demonstrating level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
In the area of international cooperation, the school traditionally
organizes student exchanges of Czech and French students from the partner schools of Collège Jeanne d'Arc in Limoges and Lycée Professionnel le Dolmen in Poitiers for the pupils of the sixyear gymnasium, of the "European section". The international activities also include the sightseeing and language excursions to Great Britain, France and the other German or Frenchspeaking countries.
4.4 Other Schools in Ostrava 4.4.1 PORG private primary school and secondary school PORG was established in Prague in 1990. It was the first non-state school to be opened in the Czech Republic since 1948, and paved the way for the foundation of other private schools throughout the country. The school played a consulting role in the creation of legislation governing private education, and pioneered a range of new teaching methods and didactic approaches. PORG provides a general education with a particular focus on achieving an ideal balance between humanities and scientific subjects in the curriculum. The school also gives students space to develop their own particular interests through a range of optional subjects in the higher year groups. The primary school offers extended English classes and the eight-year secondary school offers the teaching of some subjects in English. The study is concluded with a Czech or international school-leaving exam.
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5 Economy
Ostrava’s economy was historically based on coal mining and related branches of heavy industry - iron, steel, coke, chemicals, mechanical engineering, power generation and construction. The last coal was mined in Ostrava in 1994, but other industries - especially metallurgy and mechanical engineering - remain a strong and vital part of the local economy. In recent years the Ostrava region has become a major centre of the car industry and other transport-related manufacturing. These sectors are still undergoing a process of transformation and restructuring, while the city’s economy has expanded to include new branches of manufacturing and services as well as new technologies. Ostrava’s economy has boomed in recent years, with a major influx of investment in industrial zones, property development, hotels and other sectors. Many major international companies have set up branches in the city, with some taking advantage of state incentives to invest in Ostrava and the surrounding area (Hyundai, Multi Development, CTP Invest, PEGATRON Czech, SungWoo Hitech, ArcelorMittal, and Tieto Czech). The state of the Czech economy in 2012 worsened year-on-year. This situation has impacted employment and the loss of staff in monitored companies was far more pronounced than in previous years. It is also still true that the historical sectorial structure still brings many problems. The current trend among companies is not to lay off at least the core employees, but for reasons of unclear future development in this country and Europe, production did not dramatically increase and new jobs were not created. As a result of having to remain at low levels of production for a long period of time, companies in specific industries often affect other sectors and sub-contractors. In 2013, the Czech economy recession abated, but still decreased by 0.9%; however, this is a better result than originally expected by economists. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in investment in fixed capital. As regards employment in the Czech Republic, Q3 2013 saw employment rise by 0.7% year-on-year, but drop by about 0.4% less compared to Q2 2013. External economic exchange for the first three quarters posted the lowest deficit in the current account balance for the last seven years, as well as a worse balance in the financial account, which, due to the reduction of direct investment, found itself in a deficit for the first time ever. In February 2014, the rise in unemployment stopped, with 625 000 job seekers registered at job offices. Consumer prices saw a year-on-year increase; however, individual sections of the consumer basket showed varying price developments, e.g. prices of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and food increased, while housing prices dropped due to a decrease in electricity prices.
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In 2014, the Czech GDP increased in aggregate by 2% and in external economic relations, the Czech Republic recorded a current account surplus. Renewed economic growth was also reflected in a year-to-year decline in unemployment. In the first quarter of 2015, the Czech economy grew by 4%. In response to this growth, the average wage also increased by 2.2% reaching CZK 25,306, i.e. CZK 552 more than in the previous year. Furthermore, the national unemployment rate dropped in May to 6.4%, which means the lowest since June 2009. In the first quarter of 2015, the average wage in the Moravian-Silesian Region was up 2.2% in real terms compared to the same period in the previous year, and reached CZK 23,050. In August 2015, the unemployment rate in the Moravian-Silesian Region went down to 8.5 %.
5.1 Number of business entities by industry in 2014 Sector Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies Public administration and defence, mandatory social insurance
Number 1 71
Production and distribution of electricity, gas, heat and conditioned air
285
Water supply, wastewater-, waste- and rehabilitation – related activities
367
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
1 031
Health and social care
1 092
Information and communication services
1 267
Education
1 344
Administrative and support activities
1 736
Transport and warehousing
1 758
Culture, entertainment and recreation
1 834
Catering and hospitality
3 376
Uncategorized
3 637
Banking and insurance
3 731
Real-estate services
5 237
Other
6 070
Construction
7 289
Processing industry
7 678
Industry (total)
8 358
Professional, scientific and technical activities
10 776
Wholesale and retail, vehicle repair and maintenance
18 764
Total
77 372
Source: CSO, data as 31. 12. 2014
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Businesses by main economic activity (CZ-NACE Classification)
Source: CSO, data as 31. 12. 2014
5.2 Types of businesses by legal status, 2014 Number State-owned companies Partnerships Joint-stock companies Cooperatives Sole-traders Sole-traders (agriculture) Professionals other than sole traders (doctors, lawyers, architects etc.) Other (budgetary organizations, contributory organizations, foundations, schools, foreign citizens, associations, Church organizations, etc.) Total Source: CSO, data as 31. 12. 2014
6 13 746 1 157 1 083 49 793 179 5 840 6 725 77 372
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Structure of business entities
Source: CSO, data as 31. 12. 2014
5.3 Trends in the structure of business entities by legal form (2007–2014)
State-owned companies Partnerships Joint-stock companies Cooperatives
Sole-traders Sole-traders (agriculture) Professionals other than sole traders Other Source: CSO, data as 31. 12.
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
22
22
11
9
9
9
7
6
7 789
8 646
9 158 11 028 11 584 12 048 12 561 13 746
1 028
1 230
1 237
1 244
1 239
1 234
1 198
1 157
1 018
1 050
1 045
1 042
1 046
1 080
1 069
1 083
47 787 47 350 47 839 48 457 48 883 47 396 44 654 49 793 187
185
98
105
119
124
114
179
3 294 6 649
3 309 6 632
2 815 7 500
2 600 7 703
2 570 7 542
2 572 7 716
6 114 6 337
5 840 6 725
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Trends in the structure of business entities by legal form (2007 – 2014)
Source: CSO, data as 31. 12. 2014
Differences in the structure of business entities by legal form (2007 – 2014)
Source: CSO, data as 31. 12. 2014
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5.4 Largest employers in Ostrava (number of employees) Number of employees as of 31. December 2014
Number of employees as of 31. December 2013
4 126 3 245 2 806 2 081 1 954
3 998 3 200 2 746 2 011 1 898
3 999 3 194 2 643 1 952 1 896
4 756 3 184 2 511 1 948 1 924
Ostrava Public Transport Corporation, a. s.
1 875
1 890
1 939
1 944
Transport and communications
www.dpo.cz
SUNGWOO HITECH, s. r. o.
1 481
1 460
1 505
1 552
www.swhitech.com
Czech post Office (North Moravia region)
1 401
1 399
1 402
1 400
Automotive Transport and communications
VÍTKOVICE POWER ENGINEERING, a.s.
1 364
1 568
1 610
1 503 Mechanical engineering
www.vitkovicepower.cz
1 279
1 446
1 610
1 568 Mechanical engineering
www.vitkovicemachinery.com
1 185 1 124 1 098
1 178 1 036 1 080
1 210 982 1 111
1 228
1 019
1 022
1 035
Name of employer
ArcelorMittal Ostrava, a. s. Ostrava Faculty Hospital Technical university Ostrava
Tieto Czech, s. r. o. Ostrava city Hospital
VÍTKOVICE HEAVY MACHINERY, a. s. HRUŠKA, s. r. o. University of Ostrava
EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE STEEL, a. s. ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava, a. s.
Number of Number of employees as of employees as of 31. December 31. December 2012 2011
Sector
Website
Metallurgy
www.arcelormittal.com/ostrava www.fno.cz www.vsb.cz www.tieto.cz www.mnof.cz
Health care Education Trade Health care
www.ceskaposta.cz
1 387
Trade Education Metallurgy
http://hruska.info www.osu.cz www.vitkovicesteel.com
1 055
Metallurgy
www.arcelormittal.com/ostrava
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VÍTKOVICE MECHANIKA, a. s.
807 745
805 801
807 793
Health care http://nemocnicevitkovice.agel.cz 701 Mechanical engineering www.vitkovice-mechanika.cz
Třinecké železárny, a. s., provoz VT
699
713
699
714
Metallurgy
www.trz.cz
648
654
651
770
Metallurgy
www.arcelormittal.com
644
677
749
726
OKK Koksovny, a. s.
604
726
732
PEGATRON Czech, s. r. o.
492
517
548
Hutní montáže, a. s.
481
485
580
Vítkovice Hospital, a. s.
ArcelorMittal Engineering Products Ostrava, a. s. Hayes Lemmrz Czech, s. r. o.
Source: Labour Office (2011 – 2014)
Automotive Processing of solid and 732 gaseous fuels 1 015 Electrical engineering 616
Metal products and structures (except machinery)
www.hayes-lemmerz.com www.koksovny.cz www.asus.cz www.hutni-montaze.cz
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5.5
Largest foreign-owned companies in Ostrava (number of employees)
Name of employer
Number of Number of Number of Number of employees as employees as employees as employees as of 31. of 31. of 31. of 31. December December December December 2014 2013 2012 2011
ArcelorMittal Ostrava, a. s. Tieto Czech, s. r. o. SUNGWOO HITECH, s. r. o. EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE STEEL, a. s. Dalkia ČR, a. s. Hayes Lemmerz Czech, s. r. o. GE Money Bank, a. s. KES - Cable and Electric Systems, s. r. o. ITT Holdings Czech Republic, s. r. o. PEGATRON Czech, s. r. o. Tesco Stores ČR, a. s. AHOLD Czech Republic, a. s. BREMBO Czech, s. r. o. Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a. s. Kaufland ČR, v. o. s. Ostrava Water and Seweraqe, a. s. GLOBUS ČR, k. s. BorsodChem MCHZ, s. r. o.
Source: Labour Office (2011 – 2014)
4 126 2 081 1 481 1 098 820 759 718 644 610 585 492 418 415 406 385 376 375 358
3 998 2 011 1 460 1 080 717 677 751 717 572 517 435 398 520
3 999 1 952 1 505 1 111 750 749 706 647 571 548 465 430 420
4 756 1 948 1 552 1 387 770 726 637 645 543 1 015 512 392
391
419
501
447 379 388 352
403 382 362 354
398 381 385 355
Sector
Website
Home country
Metallurgy Trade Automotive Metallurgy Energy Automotive Banking Automotive Automotive Electrical engineering Trade Trade Automotive Transport and communications Trade Services Trade Chemicals
www.arcelormittal.com/ostrava www.tieto.cz www.swhitech.com www.vitkovicesteel.com www.dalkia.cz www.hayes-lemmerz.com www.gemoney.cz www.kes.cz www.itt.cz www.asus.cz www.itesco.cz www.albert.cz www.brembo.com
Switzerland Finland Sout Korea Russia Czech/France USA USA Austria Italy The Netherlands United Kingdom The Netherlands Italy
www.telefonica-o2.cz
Spain
www.kaufland.cz www.ovak.cz www.globus.cz www.borsodchem-cz.com
Germany Czech/France Germany China
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5.6 Largest civil engineering / building companies in Ostrava (number of employees)
Number of employees as of 31. December 2014
Number of employees as of 31. December 2013
Number of employees as of 31. December 2012
Number of employees as of 31. December 2011
ALPINE Bau CZ, s. r. o.1
156
155
161
EUROVIA CS, a. s.
141
170
VOKD, a. s.2
101 73
Name of employer
STRABAG, a. s., odštěpný závod Ostrava
Website
Home country
178
www.alpine.cz
Austria
188
195
www.eurovia.cz
France
193
208
212
www.vokd.cz
Czech
75
73
-
www.strabag.cz
Austria, Germany
Source: Labour Office (2011 – 2014)
1
ALPINE Bau CZ, s. r. o. – on 14 July 2014, business name changed to ALPINE Bau CZ, a. s.
2
VOKD, a. s. – on 11 March 2014 commencement of insolvency proceedings, on 13 June 2014, the regional Court in Ostrava declared bankruptcy of VOKD, a. s.
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6 Labour force
Since 1990, the Moravian-Silesian region has been undergoing an extensive restructuring of the economic base, which has significantly changed its character and which has for many years been accompanied by lay-offs of tens of thousands of employees. The Moravian-Silesian region is one of the structurally most affected areas of the Czech Republic, characterised by a drastic reduction of heavy industry. The impact of the global financial and economic crisis of late 2008 is still evident in all sectors of our economy which exhibited overall stagnation in 2013, with the Czech economy showing a steady state for most of the year. This development resulted in consistently low number of vacancies and in further significant decrease in manpower in the monitored companies. The historical structure of industries still significantly complicates the situation in Ostrava as well as in the whole region. On the one hand, there were efforts in 2013 not to lay off at least core staff; on the other hand, unclear future development in our country and in Europe did not lead to a dramatic increase in production and thus to the creation of new jobs. Given that companies in particular industries are forced to stay at a low level of production for a long period of time, it often impacts their subcontractors. This also leads to austerity measures that result in consumption being reduced to a minimum. In 2014, Czech Republic went through a phase of moderate economic recovery, which also affected employment in the district of Ostrava, leading to an increase in employment in the reference period. The highest unemployment rate in the district of Ostrava was recorded in February 2014, the lowest in November. Also, last year saw the implementation of the project “Education for growth! – Moravian-Silesian Region” with the aim to support those employers in the region that managed to overcome the economic recession by providing financial support for employee training. It was followed by the project “Education for growth in MS Region II”.
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6.1 Labour force by sector – number of employees (in companies with 23 or more employees, 2011 – 2014)
Sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing Mining Manufacturing Production and distribution of electricity, gas, heat, air conditioning Water supply, waste water treatment, waste management Construction and civil engineering Retail, wholesale, repairs and maintenance of motor vehicles Freight and storage Accommodation, catering, hospitality Information and communications Finance and insurance Real estate services Professional, scientific and technical activities Administrative and auxiliary Public administration, defence, mandatory social welfare Education Health care and social services Culture, entertainment, recreation Other activities Total
Source: Labour Office (2011 – 2014)
number of number of number of number of employees as of employees as of employees as of employees as of 31. December 31. December 31. December 31. December 2014 2013 2012 2011 265 204 215 213 292 308 596 603 30 140 30 618 30 941 32 865 1 719 1 565 1 626 1 539 1 954 1 900 2 022 2 032 3 434 3 678 3 772 4 293 6 209 6 368 6 639 6 898 7 098 7 173 7 587 7 700 675 706 741 1 095 4 623 4 410 4 274 4 420 2 619 2 508 2 458 2 361 791 792 635 622 1 975 1 154 1 171 1 280 5 112 3 755 4 076 3 273 7 969 7 696 7 685 7 795 10 989 10 680 10 636 10 634 9 808 9 584 9 628 9 656 1 686 1 609 1 622 1 660 974 902 902 919 98 332 95 610 97 226 99 858
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Trends of unemployment by sectors, 2014, year on year
Source: Labour Office
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6.2 Employment trends in Ostrava, 2006 - 2014 Indicator (total number)
data as of 31 December 2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
companies with 26 or more employees
97 184 103 367 105 881 102 006 101 083
99 858
97 226
95 610
98 332
self - employed registered job seekers vacancies job-seekers per vacancy
23 485
24 770
25 160
25 269
26 295
26 768
26 267
25 343
24 452
22 750
17 853
15 362
20 400
21 732
20 445
22 782
26 193
25 110
3 523
4 247
4 272
889
1 441
1 715
1 700
629
2 155
6,5
4,2
3,6
22,9
15,1
11,9
13,4
41,6
11,7
Source: Labour Office
Trends in workforce, 2014, year on year
Source: Labour Office
2009
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6.3 Unemployment trends in Ostrava, 2002 - 2014
Source: Labour Office
6.4 Job applicants in Ostrava by age, 2010 – 2014 age up to 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 + Total
31. 12. 2010 31.12.2011 total % total % 931 4,3 907 2 457 11,3 2 385 2 399 11 2 181 2 575 11,9 2 244 2 500 11,5 2 412 2 282 10,5 2 163 2 399 11 2 363 2 681 12,3 2 574 2 793 12,9 2 591 700 3,2 607 15 0,1 18 21 732 100 20 445
Source: Labour Office
31.12.2012 total % 4,4 993 11,6 2 643 10,7 2 432 11 2 540 11,8 2 770 10,6 2 371 11,5 2 625 12,6 2 630 12,7 2 901 3 847 0,1 30 100 22782
31.12.2013 total % 4,4 1 015 11,6 2 991 10,7 2 959 11,1 2 933 12,2 3 253 10,5 2 855 11,5 2 908 11,5 2 853 12,7 3 263 3,7 1 119 0,1 44 100 26193
3,9 11,4 11,3 11,2 12,4 10,9 11,1 10,9 12,5 4,3 0,2 100
31.12.2014 total % 906 3,6 2 495 9,9 2 787 11,1 2 671 10,6 3 227 12,9 2 952 11,8 2 783 11,1 2 879 11,5 3 133 12,5 1 237 4,9 40 0,2 25 110 100,0
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Jobseekers by age (2011 – 2014)
Source: Labour Office
40
6.5 Job applicants in Ostrava by education, 2010 – 2014 Level of education (according to ISCED97) No education Basic education Secondary vocational Secondary vocational with “maturita” schoolleaving examination Secondary general Tertiary Total Source: Labour Office
31.12.2008 total % 32 0,20 5 953 38,80 6 080 39,50
31.12.2009 total % 35 0,20 7 056 34,60 8 519 41,80
31.12.2011 total % 161 0,79 7 211 35,27 8 015 39,20
31.12.2012 total % 206 0,90 7 817 34,31 9 231 40,52
31.12.2013 total % 268 1,02 9 027 34,46 10 591 40,43
31.12.2014 total % 307 1,22 8 853 35,26 9 923 39,52
2 206
14,40
3 314
16,20
3 650
16,80
3 366
16,46
3 772
16,56
4 323
16,50
3 938
15,68
385 706 15 362
2,50 4,60 100,00
501 975 20 400
2,40 4,80 100,00
557 1 118 21 732
2,56 5,14 100,00
525 1 167 20 445
2,57 5,71 100,00
455 1 301 22 782
2,00 5,71 100,00
499 1 485 26 193
1,91 5,67 100,00
655 1 434 25 110
2,61 5,71 100,00
Jobseekers by education (2011 – 2014)
Source: Labour Office
31.12.2010 total % 28 0,13 7 449 34,28 8 930 41,09
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6.6 Foreigners and their Entry into the Labour Market in the Czech Republic Identically to 2013, the registered unemployment in 2014 also exceeded the number of vacancies. Despite this, filling the vacancies by suitable candidates is difficult in certain professions. This issue is subsequently dealt with by employing foreign workers. In June 2014, Act no. 101/2014 Sb. came into effect, simplifying the process of employing foreigners. It newly allows foreign nationals to apply for an employee card with Czech embassies abroad, or with the Ministry of Interior. As of 31 December 2014, a total of 5,552 EU/EEA or Swiss nationals were registered in the district of Ostrava, 4,103 of whom coming from the Slovak Republic. The number of foreigners who do not need working permit, but are merely subject to the reporting obligation, increased by 31 persons at the end of the year. This increase is mainly due to the construction of new buildings in the ZOO and additional amount of work for investors in the industrial zone Ostrava-Hrabová. Also, 202 foreign nationals were employed in Ostrava district in December 2014. They work in manufacturing companies, such as SUNGWOO HITECH s. r. o., PEGATRON Czech s. r. o., ArcelorMittal Ostrava, a. s., I-ZONE CZECH s. r. o., ABB s. r. o., as well as in cooperatives providing services primarily in construction manufacturing.
6.6.1 Foreign citizens on the labour market in Ostrava Foreign employees from EU/EEA member states and Switzerland Indicator (total number)
31. 12. 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
337
328
309
171
202
4 023
4 358
5 034
5 521
5 552
355
354
396
554
475
“green card” system
1
4
4
6
19
employee cards
-
-
-
-
8
4 716
5 044
5 743
6 252
6 256
Valid work permit Registered employed citizens from EU/EEA member states and Switzerland Foreign citizens registered in accordance with Section 98 a) – e), j) – r ), Labour Code
Total Source: Labour Office
42
Number of registered employees from EU/EEA and Switzerland, by nationality
Source: Labour Office
43
Number of valid work permits issued to foreign citizens (not citizens of EU / EEA and Switzerland) – breakdown by citizenship
Source: Labour Office
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7 Average wages, taxes
Average gross monthly wages include all incomes accounted as employees' pay and present the amount per employee per month. They do not include any wage compensation for the duration of sick leave paid by the employer. Gross wages are subsequently subject to deductions made by the employer on behalf of the employee for the payment of health insurance, social security and advances on income tax. After the deductions, the employee is paid net wages. Taxes are defined as compulsory state-mandated and enforceable non-refundable payment to the state budget. Direct taxes are those which target a specific and identifiable person (the taxpayer) to pay the tax. The tax is then payable from the person's income or property. Indirect taxes are those that mostly do not allow the identification of the person that will eventually pay the tax, but rather the person (the taxpayer) that transfers the tax.
7.1 Average pre-tax monthly wage, 2005 – 2014
Sources: ISAE (2014), MLSA, TREXIMA, s. r. o. * Median average pre-tax monthly wage in Ostrava – private sector
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7.1.1 Pre-tax monthly wages in the Moravian-Silesian Region – breakdown by main employment categories and sub-categories, 2014 Private sector
State sector
Median pre-tax monthly wage (CZK) Executive and management employees
40 843
41 287
-
47 293
Managers of business administration, commerce, marketing
40 843
38 980
Managers of production, IT, education and related fields
47 728
41 340
Management in wholesale and retail, in services
23 763
29 238
Specialists
32 494
27 263
Science and Technology Specialists
33 585
29 468
Health Specialists
21 730
34 558
Education Specialists
33 518
26 471
The business community and public sector Specialists
33 646
29 575
ICT Specialists
35 952
29 620
Specialists in legal, social, cultural and related fields
26 758
24 860
Technicians and professionals
26 568
26 275
Science and Technology technicians and professionals
30 013
25 212
Health professionals
21 874
27 120
Business and public administration professionals
25 399
26 628
-
21 805
ICT technicians
34 290
24 217
Officials
20 166
20 310
General administrative staff, secretaries
18 400
19 558
Information services staff, counters and related fields
20 433
18 686
Logistics officials
22 029
20 481
Other qualified administrative employees
17 806
21 526
Employees in services and sales
13 504
17 651
Employees in the personal services sector
12 950
14 710
Sales employees
14 030
19 395
Personal care employees in education, health
14 688
17 377
The protection and surveillance employees
11 476
27 439
Skilled workers in agriculture, forestry and fishery
-
15 869
Skilled workers in agriculture
-
15 715
Skilled workers in forestry, fishing and gamekeeping
16 905
-
Craftsmen and repairmen
22 330
19 009
Craftsmen, skilled workers at construction sites
18 866
18 730
Metal, machinery workers
23 033
18 968
Executives
Professionals in legal, social, cultural and related fields
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Employees in the field of traditional arts and crafts, printing
-
19 393
Electronics and electrical engineering employees
26 005
20 814
Food processors, wood, textiles workers
16 464
16 705
Operators of lathes, Production line workers
22 737
19 859
Operators of lathes, Production line workers
25 539
14 006
Production line workers
21 393
-
Drivers and mobile plant operators
21 014
20 822
Auxiliary and non-qualified staff
13 923
11 977
Auxiliary and cleaning staff
10 320
12 112
Auxiliary and non-qualified construction site workers
16 142
14 963
-
13 177
Waste Management and other auxiliary
15 524
11 216
Manual workers
19 930
15 010
Non-manual workers
26 042
26 611
Total
22 023
24 863
Auxiliary while preparing food
Source: The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (2014)
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Employment market by main categories and employment subgroups
Executive and management employees
Specialists
140 000
2004
40 000
120 000
2005
35 000
2006
100 000
2007
80 000
2008
2004 2005
2006
30 000
2007
25 000
2008
60 000
2009
20 000
2009
40 000
2010
15 000
2010
20 000
2011 2012
0 Executives
Managers of business administration, commerce, marketing
Managers of production, IT, education and related fields
2013 2014
2011
10 000
2012
5 000
2013
0 Science and research specialists
Business specialists
ICT specialists
2014
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7.2 Taxes Ostrava is subject to the same conditions as the entire Czech Republic.
7.2.1 Direct Taxes Taxes which target a specific and identifiable person to pay the tax.
Income taxes: -
personal income tax – 15 % solidarity tax – 7 % (in the case of monthly income over CZK 100,000
corporate income tax - 19 %
Property taxes: (Property tax coefficient for Ostrava: 3.5.) -
Immovable property tax: 0.75% for arable land, hop fields, vineyards, gardens, orchards 0.25% for grassland, forests subject to economic activities and fish breeding ponds CZK 0.20 per m2 for built-up area and courtyard CZK 1 per m2 for paved areas used for agricultural production, forestry and water management 2
CZK 5 per m for paved areas used for industry, transport and energy CZK 2 per m2 for construction plots of land – CZK 0.20 per m2 for other areas - Tax on the acquisition of immovable property: 4% - Road tax: Passenger cars – CZK 1 200 to CZK 4 200 Lorries – CZK 1 800 to CZK 50 400
7.2.2
-
Gift tax – repealed from 1 January 2014 (merged into income tax)
-
Inheritance tax – repealed from 1 January 2014
Indirect Taxes
These taxes do not allow the determination of the taxpayer in advance. The administrator of excise taxes is primarily the customs authority with territorial jurisdiction according to the place of residence or registered office of the taxpayer. Excise tax - Beer: CZK 32 per hL - Sparkling wines and intermediate products: CZK 2 340 per hL - Still wines: CZK 0 per hL - Cigarettes: CZK 1.29 per piece + 27% of the price for the final consumer, at least CZK 2.37 per piece - Cigars, cigarillos: CZK 1.42 per piece
- Smoking tobacco: CZK 1 896 per kg - Alcohol in products: CZK 28 500 per hL of ethanol - Alcohol content in fruit spirits from growers' distillation: CZK 14 300 per hL of ethanol - Mineral oils: according to the type and purpose of use (www.mfcr.cz)
Value added tax – base rate: 21 %, reduced rate: 15 % Eco tax (tax on electricity, natural gas and solid fuels)
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8 Information for investors 8.1 Investment incentives Investors who invest their funds in Czech Republic can receive support in the form of investment incentives. The beneficiaries have to be a legal entity, whether Czech or foreign, based in the Czech Republic. Investment incentives are regulated by Act No. 72/2000 Sb. as amended with effect from 1 May 2015.
8.1.1 Investment incentives Supported areas: manufacturing industry technology centres strategic service centres.
In terms of the manufacturing industry, the essential condition to be eligible for the incentive is a minimum investment in tangible and intangible fixed assets (CZK 50 million in Ostrava), of which at least half must be spent on new machinery. At least 20 new jobs must also be created. In terms of technological centres, the minimum investment in tangible and intangible fixed assets is CZK 10 million, of which at least CZK 5 million in new machinery. At the same, at least 20 new jobs must be created. To support strategic service centres, it is necessary to create a minimum of 20 new positions in software design, 20 new positions in data support centres, 70 new positions in shared services centres, 70 new positions in repair centres and at least 500 new positions in call centres.
Individual forms of investment incentives in Ostrava include: tax credit on corporate income – for a 10-year period; land transfers at a reduced price – lower than the purchase price; financial support for creating new jobs: ‒ supported industrial zones
CZK 300,000;
‒ regions with an unemployment rate 50% above the national average
CZK 200,000;
‒ regions with an unemployment rate 25% above the national average
CZK 100,000;
financial support for retraining or new employee training:
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‒ supported industrial zones
25%;
‒ regions with an unemployment rate 50 % above the national average
50%;
‒ regions with an unemployment rate 25 % above the national average
25%;
property tax exemption – for up to 5 years subject to local authority approval; financial support for property acquisition – provided for strategic investments projects in manufacturing or technology centres, up to 10% of eligible investment costs.
Useful links with up-to-date information: http://www.ostrava.cz/en/podnikatel-investor/informace-pro-podnikatele/pobidky-pro-investory www.czechinvest.org
8.2 Operational Programmes (OP) 2014 - 2020 8.2.1 OP Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness The operational programme aims to reach a competitive and sustainable economy based on knowledge and innovation. Local companies should be able to be successful at home and abroad, as well as create enough jobs. It is funded from the European Regional Development Fund and ranks among the thematic operational programmes.
8.2.2 OP Research, Development and Education The priority of this programme is to invest in the development of human potential. The main objective is to shift the Czech Republic towards an economy based on educated, motivated and creative workforce and on the creation of significant research results. This thematic OP is funded from two Structural Funds: European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund.
8.2.3 OP Employment As its name implies, this programme aims to promote employment, equal opportunities for women and men, the adaptability of workers and employers, social inclusion, public administration modernization, social innovation. This operational programme is funded from the European Social Fund.
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8.3 Credit ratings, macroeconomic indicators 8.3.1 Credit ratings, macroeconomic indicators A credit rating assesses the quality of the analysed entity and its ability to meet its payment obligations on time and to the full extent. The rating is carried out by independent agencies and is expressed as a rating score on a pre-defined scale. Overview of credit ratings awarded to statutory city of Ostrava by agencies Year
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Moody´s
A2/Stable
A2/Stable
A2/Stable
A2/Stable
A2/Stable
A2/Stable
A2/Stable
A2/Stable
Standard & Poor´s
A-/Stable/A-2
A-/Stable/A-2
A/Stable/A-1
A/positive/A-1
A+/stable/A-1
A+/stable/A-1
A+/stable/A-1
A+/stable/A-1
Evaluation of Ostrava city by Moody’s Investors Service In July 2015, international rating agency Moody’s Investors Service confirmed the existing longterm credit rating A2 for the Statutory City of Ostrava. The city’s outlook was assessed as stable. The credit rating granted reflects the following strengths and weaknesses of the city. City‘s strengths according to Moody’s:
solid operational results, which are likely to remain at this level in the medium term;
good overall economic management
stabilized debt with a reduction in investment expenditures
City’s weaknesses:
increased debt service due to new loans;
significant decrease in city’s cash reserves in 2014
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Credit Rating of Ostrava by Standard & Poor's
Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services granted the City of Ostrava a high long- and short-term credit rating of A+/A-1. The outlook was assessed as stable, reflecting the agency’s expectation that Ostrava will continue to demonstrate solid budgetary performance and moderate debt in relation to the expected recovery of the Czech economy, while maintaining a very good liquidity position. The credit rating agency based its assessment on the fact that the City of Ostrava has:
very good liquidity position;
good budgetary management;
low level of indebtedness;
very low contingent liabilities;
limited opportunity to influence revenue;
uncertainty arising from future changes at the government level and
unclear medium-term financial planning.
Ratings of comparable cities Ostravy City
Standard & Poor´s
Moody´s
Praque
AA-/stable/A-1+
A1/stable
Brno
AA-/stable/A-1+
A1/stable
Ostrava
A+/stable/A-1
A2/stable
Olomouc
A/positive/A-1
-
Source: Standard &Poor’s, Moody´s (July 2015)
Credit rating of the Czech Republic Country ratings describe the creditworthiness of a particular country and assess its probable future ability to meet its obligations. County ratings serve as a starting point for ratings of other issuers within the country. Generally, a country rating represents a ceiling for all entities within that country; the rating of any entity in a particular country cannot exceed the rating of the country as a whole. Ratings of the Czech Republic for foreign – currency issues Ratings agency
rating
outlook
AA-
positive
Standard & Poor´s
A1
stable
Fitch IBCA
A+
stable
Moody´s
Source: Czech National Bank updated 8. 7. 2015
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8.3.2 Macroeconomic Indicators Gross Domestic Product (in current prices) in CZK milions Czech Republic Total Regions - NUTS2 Prague Central Bohemian Region Southwest Northwest Northeast Southeast Central Moravia Moravia-Silesia Regions - NUTS3 Prague Central Bohemian Region South Bohemian Region Plzeň Region Karlovy Vary Region Ústí nad Labem Region Liberec Region Hradec Králové Region Pardubice Region Vysočina Region South Moravian Region Olomouc Region Zlín Region Moravian-Silesian Region
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2 372 630 2 562 679 2 674 634 2 801 163 3 057 660 3 257 972 3 507 131 3 831 819 4 015 346 3 921 827 3 953 651 4 022 410 4 047 675 4 086 260 538 681 257 694 255 535 217 530 308 696 336 257 230 623 227 614
592 128 278 201 273 837 228 672 329 739 367 027 247 333 245 742
625 909 293 190 284 961 240 645 339 167 380 945 255 386 254 431
673 103 298 421 296 522 255 248 345 366 399 949 267 677 264 877
736 577 327 813 326 734 272 826 372 295 429 747 287 874 303 794
799 516 337 650 345 098 287 904 395 832 455 073 302 697 334 202
864 789 376 518 373 103 304 914 422 994 489 793 324 889 350 131
966 414 1 027 527 1 001 432 1 016 179 1 002 326 414 893 439 322 419 852 419 500 441 181 390 928 392 446 396 854 400 435 402 980 327 051 339 608 340 839 332 402 335 172 457 386 470 057 458 984 467 258 476 544 540 269 569 245 558 784 561 852 579 840 352 053 374 364 366 089 368 167 378 891 382 825 402 777 378 993 387 858 405 476
999 916 1 016 162 446 066 447 830 406 550 416 495 332 154 329 564 475 867 481 189 596 195 612 253 382 315 383 813 408 612 398 954
538 681 257 694 135 964 119 571 59 855 157 675 90 082 118 460 100 154 98 359 237 898 117 502 113 121 227 614
592 128 278 201 144 210 129 627 62 351 166 321 96 478 125 865 107 396 109 842 257 185 124 992 122 341 245 742
625 909 293 190 150 368 134 593 65 950 174 695 99 051 128 079 112 037 113 394 267 551 129 045 126 341 254 431
673 103 298 421 154 230 142 292 68 333 186 915 95 556 132 116 117 694 117 731 282 218 135 975 131 702 264 877
736 577 327 813 167 018 159 716 71 495 201 331 102 396 143 889 126 010 125 076 304 671 149 141 138 733 303 794
799 516 337 650 180 082 165 016 74 130 213 774 113 823 150 598 131 411 133 333 321 740 152 393 150 304 334 202
864 789 376 518 191 540 181 563 76 540 228 374 120 553 158 007 144 434 143 355 346 438 160 528 164 361 350 131
966 414 1 027 527 1 001 432 1 016 179 1 002 326 414 893 439 322 419 852 419 500 441 181 200 653 203 332 203 518 202 252 202 677 190 275 189 114 193 336 198 183 200 303 83 137 84 114 84 468 82 811 82 883 243 914 255 494 256 371 249 591 252 289 125 101 127 616 123 138 126 195 128 136 173 565 180 543 179 315 181 499 182 129 158 720 161 898 156 531 159 564 166 279 157 330 156 970 155 747 154 713 162 089 382 939 412 275 403 037 407 139 417 751 174 709 183 300 179 233 183 272 189 667 177 344 191 064 186 856 184 895 189 224 382 825 402 777 378 993 387 858 405 476
999 916 1 016 162 446 066 447 830 208 741 210 509 197 809 205 986 82 239 83 461 249 915 246 103 132 309 132 939 183 998 186 846 159 560 161 404 165 427 167 028 430 768 445 225 191 744 190 587 190 571 193 226 408 612 398 954
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Moravian-Silesian Region Gross Domestic Product GDP per head of population Czech Rep. average = 100
unit CZK milions CZK %
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
227 614
245 742
254 431
264 877
303 794
334 202
350 131
382 825
402 777
378 993
387 858
405 476
408 612
398 954
177 830 77,0
193 711 77,3
201 235 76,7
210 015 76,5
241 377 80,6
266 984 83,9
280 125 82,0
306 426 82,5
322 178 83,7
303 351 81,2
311 598 82,9
328 953 85,8
332 678 86,4
325 963 83,8
Source: Czech Statistical Office (2015)
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8.4 Building permission process Czech planning processes are similar to those in other EU countries. A construction project has to be approved by the relevant authorities in the following stages:
1. Compliance with the zoning plan. 2. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) (min. 5 – 6 months): a) committee stage (min. 2 months) b) assessment stage (min. 3 – 4 months). 3. Special permit (e. g. exemption from the law on the protection of nature and landscape, waterlaw permit etc. – it always depends on the nature of the building under consideration). 4. Planning permission (2 – 3 months). 5. Integrated permission (2 – 5 months). 6. Building permission (1 – 2 months). 7. Final inspection (1 month).
8.5 Land pricing The price of land owned by the City of Ostrava and equipped with technical and utilities infrastructure is open to negotiation and generally depends on the proposed use of the land. The final price must be approved by the Ostrava City Assembly. The City of Ostrava has produced a Land Pricing Map based on cadastral maps and available in a digital version via the City’s GISMO information system, which displays the boundaries of plots and cadastral divisions.
The Land Pricing Map consists of:
1. A graphic representation based on 1:5 000 scale maps with building plots and prices marked, 2. Accompanying text, 3. An electronic version of the Land Pricing Map installed in the City’s GISMO information system.
Original pricing maps of building plots are available to view free of charge at the Finance and Budget Division of the Ostrava City Authority, Prokešovo náměstí 8, Ostrava, during opening hours. A digital version of the Land Pricing Map is available at the Projects, IT Services and Outsourcing Division of the Ostrava City Authority, Prokešovo náměstí 8, Ostrava. It is also available free of charge on the City of Ostrava’s website at http://gisova.mmo.cz.
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8.6 Utilities pricing Price excl. VAT (15%) VAT
CZK/m3
Price incl. VAT
CZK/m3
Water
30,64
4,6
35,24
Water
Sewerage
31,67
4,75
36,42
Sewerage
71,66
Total
Total
Price excl. VAT (15%) VAT
Price incl. VAT
31,5
4,73
36,23
32,68
4,9
37,58
2013
2014
Source: Ostravské vodárny a kanalizace
Source: Ostravské vodárny a kanalizace
Price excl. VAT
CZK/m3 Water Sewerage Total
31,82 33,09
VAT (15%)
4,77 4,96
73,81
Price incl. VAT
36,59 38,05 74,64
2015 Source: Ostravské vodárny a kanalizace
Heat
Individual pricing - www.dalkia.cz
Low voltage electicity ( high – volume customers)
Individual pricing
High voltage electricity (high – volume customers)
Individual pricing
Natural gas (mid, high – volume customers)
Individual pricing
*) Commercial customers are supplied on the basis of individual contracts agreed with the supplier.
8.7 Industrial zones 8.7.1 Ostrava - Hrabová The Ostrava-Hrabová industrial zone is a strategic development site of CTP Invest, spol. s r.o. The projects situated in the zone are of fundamental importance for increasing the economic attractiveness of the City and creating jobs in Ostrava. The total area of the industrial zone equipped with underground utilities is more than 110 ha. 30. 6. 2015 the total amount of investment invested in the zone 14,25 billion The OstravaHrabová industrial zone has become one of the most successful industrial properties throughout the Czech Republic for which it has won a number of awards. The zone is situated on the southern outskirts of the city, close to the Ostrava – Frýdek-Místek motorway with connections to Prague and Brno, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. Benefiting from its position in a regional metropolis with a
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developed infrastructure and advanced educational base, it provides investors with the necessary security of steady labour supply and future development. Investors at the Ostrava – Hrabová Industrial Zone Investors
Investment (millions of CZK)
Number of jobs as of 31. 12. 2014
Number of jobs as of 31. 12. 2015
976
879
900
6 163
1 479
1 450
5 750
4 640
5 000
12 889
6 998
7 350
PEGATRON Czech, s. r. o. SUNGWOO HITECH, s. r. o. CTP Invest, s. r. o. total Source: data supplied by investors
8.7.2 Ostrava - Mošnov The Ostrava-Mošnov Strategic Industrial Zone is a unique investment opportunity for investors looking to benefit primarily from its strategic location near the international airport with connection to the motorway and railway network. The Ostrava Airport Strategic Industrial Zone is fully open to a variety of business activities characteristic for modernity, export orientation and technical progress. Working with local manufacturers and suppliers is particularly welcome. The zone is accredited by CzechInvest, a foreign investment agency, and is supported by the State. Situated 25 km south of the city centre, the zone is very well accessible with the availability of road, rail and air transport. In the immediate vicinity of the zone is a 30ha business park with small and medium-sized businesses. The premises also offer spaces suitable for administrative purposes, which can be rented. The total area is 200ha. The amount invested has already reached CZK 5,36 billion (30.6.2015).
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Investors at the Ostrava – Mošnov Strategic Industrial Zone
Investment (millions of CZK)
Number of jobs as of 31. 12. 2014
Number of jobs as of 31. 12. 2015
784
955
913
PLAKOR CZECH, s. r. o.
2 117
784
815
CROMODORA WHEELS, s. r. o.
1 457
295
308
13
16
15
0
0
0
0
0
600 (2018)
4 371
2 050
2 051
Investoři MAHLE Behr Ostrava, s. r. o.
Free Zone Ostrava, a. s. Železniční cargo MOŠNOV, s. r. o. (Rail Cargo Mošnov) Hyundai Mobis spol. s. r. o. total Source: data supplied by investors
8.7.3 Real Estate Report As part of its marketing support activities, the City of Ostrava has produced a database of projects with the aim of attracting new investors. The database contains details on projects currently at the implementation or planning stages. It is targeted at investors, businesses, and the general public. The projects can be filtered according to clearly defined criteria. The database lists large multifunctional projects, office building projects, hotels, apartments and houses, shopping centres, logistics centres, industrial zones and other types of development. Useful link with up-to-date information: http://www.ostrava.cz/en/podnikatel-investor/investment-opportunities/real-estate-report Industrial property - comparison of rents/month
Source: JLL (June 2015)
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Office spaces – comparison of rents/month
Average rent in offices A and B in Ostrava is 8 € / month / m Rent in offices C starts from 3 € / month / m
2
2
Source: JLL (June 2015)
8.7.4 Development sites The City of Ostrava has produced and launched a new database of development sites. The database forms an integral part of the City’s marketing activities aiming to attract new investors to Ostrava.The database contains a complete listing of all development sites owned by the City of Ostrava. The information can be viewed via real estate web servers, making it much easier for potential investors to access essential information for their business plans.
Useful links with up-to-date information: http://www.ostrava.cz/en/podnikatel-investor/investment-opportunities/development-sites
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8.8 Level of FDI (foreign direct investment) in Ostrava, Brno and Pilsen (CZK billions) – figures for each year as of 31 December
Source: Czech National Bank, CzechInvest
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9
Transport
Ostrava is a major road and railway hub of the Moravian-Silesian Region, and the Ostrava Leoš Janáček International Airport is only 25 kilometres from the city centre. The Moravian-Silesian Region is the first region in Czech Republic with an international airport connected to the railway network. The new train terminal was built right next to the Mošnov airport and can be reached from the airport terminal building via a covered walkway. Ostrava also has the potential to become an important centre for river transport. The city is situated on route VI of the TEN European Multimodal Corridor leading north-south across the Czech Republic from Poland through Moravia to the Austrian border. Statistical information on traffic since 2010 are available on the City's website: http://www.ostrava.cz/cs/urad/magistrat/odbory-magistratu/odbor-dopravy/oddeleni-silnic-mosturozvoje-a-organizace-dopravy/informace-o-doprave The City has developed a sustainable mobility plan, a strategic document designed to meet the mobility needs of people and businesses in and around cities in order to ensure a better quality of life. Based on existing planning procedures, it focuses on the integration, participation and evaluation principles. Link: http://mobilita-ostrava.cz/
9.1 Basic indicators in transport Total length of motorways (within the City) 17.490 km Total length of roads 194.223 km Total length of local roads for motorized transport 824.734 km Total length of bicycle paths and marked trails 224.000 km Number of bridges including footbridges, underpasses and railway crossings 546 Number of light-controlled junctions 106 Operating length of tram network 62.5 km Operating length of trolleybus network 30.8 km Operating length of bus network 351.3 km Number of traffic accidents 2,544 Number of injured in road accidents: 486 persons of which 9 fatalities 39 severe injuries 438 light injuries
Number of motor vehicles - ** Number of passenger cars 125,946 * Level of motorization 2.66 *
Note: * Data for the City of Ostrava including administratively associated municipalities. ** Data for the City of Ostrava including administratively associated municipalities are not reliable due to updates of the database of the Ministry.
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9.2 Public transport Public transport in Ostrava is part of the integrated transport system, (the ODIS), which guarantees a coordinated transport of ten carriers in Ostrava and its surroundings. Currently, a total of 297 cities and municipalities of the Moravian-Silesian Region are directly or indirectly involved in the ODIS. Several carriers also offer long-distance and international connections. Transport in Ostrava is primarily provided by the Ostrava Transport Company with its 294 buses,
272 trams and 61 trolleybuses and an annual transport volume of up to 91 million
persons. The city is divided into four zones. The newly created Ostrava XXL zone includes municipalities and towns in the immediate vicinity of Ostrava. The central bus station is located near the City centre and the Ostrava–Střed railway station. More information: www.dpo.cz.
9.3 Road transport Ostrava is an important transport hub and the main intersection of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is connected to a dense high-quality network of 1st category roads linking the cities of this agglomeration and neighbouring regions, many of these roads being multi-lane roads with central reservation. The City road network is more than a thousand kilometres long. The already dense road network is further complemented by the D1 motorway traced in the direction from the connection to the existing European motorway network in Brno, via Ostrava which will pass through border crossing Věřňovice - Gorzyczki connecting to the Polish A1 motorway leading from Katowice to Gdansk (Helsinki). Major roads connecting Ostrava with neighbouring towns, cities and regions I/11
Ostrava – Havířov – Český Těšín (Žilina)
I/11
Ostrava – Hrabyně – Opava – Hradec Králové
I/47 (II/647)
Ostrava – Přerov – Vyškov
I/56
Ostrava – Hlučín – Opava
I/58
Ostrava – Frýdek-Místek – Beskydy
I/59
Ostrava – Orlová – Karviná
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Distances by road from Ostrava to major Czech and European cities Berlin
540 km
Brno
170 km
Bratislava
300 km
České Budějovice
346 km
London
1 590 km
Hradec Králové
240 km
Moscow
1 700 km
Karlovy Vary
495 km
Paris
1 500 km
Olomouc
Rome
1 430 km
Plzeň
456 km
93 km
Warsaw
390 km
Prague
360 km
Vienna
310 km
Ústí nad Labem
454 km
Transport information about the area, including current information on traffic conditions, road closures and parking in Ostrava is available on the Single Information System website: http://portal.dopravniinfo.cz/ .
9.4 Rail transport Through its organization Railway Infrastructure Administration, the State is the current owner of the majority of railway tracks in the Czech Republic. The joint stock company Czech Railways is the largest national carrier. Ostrava is an important railway hub for passenger and freight transport. There are ten railway stations, the most important being Ostrava-Svinov, which has undergone fundamental changes and modernization. In 2007 the reconstruction was received the Grand Prix of Architects award. Located in Přívoz, Ostrava Hlavní nádraží (Ostrava Main Station), the other important station, was opened in 1976. Other stations include Ostrava-střed, Ostrava-Vítkovice, OstravaKunčice, Ostrava-Stodolní, Ostrava-Mariánské Hory, Ostrava-Bartovice, Ostrava-Třebovice and Ostrava-Kunčičky. Ostrava and Prague are also connected with six to seven daily Supercity "Pendolino" trains, which offer great comfort and speed and connect to Czech Airlines flights. The current travel time is about 3 hours. In addition to České dráhy, RegioJet and Leo Express, two competing carriers, operate on the Ostrava – Prague route.
9.5 Air transport Modern history of the then Ostrava – Mošnov airport starts by commencing construction work in 1956 and civil air traffic in 1959. In 2004, the airport was transferred from the Czech Airports Authority to the ownership of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Since 2006, the airport has been renamed from Ostrava – Mošnov to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava.
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The Leoš Janáček International Airport, situated 25 km from Ostrava city centre, is the largest regional airport in Czech Republic with regular domestic and international air traffic. With its 3,500m long and 63m wide runway and no noise restrictions, the airport is suitable for both scheduled and charter flights as well as cargo transport. The airport provides domestic and international flights (including regular services to Prague, London and Dusseldorf, and in the summer season also services to Paris and other tourist destinations), and is fully equipped to handle air freight, including warehouse facilities. A modern departure terminal was built in 2006. A business and commercial zone and the Free Zone Ostrava can also be found in the close vicinity to the airport. The airport is easily accessible by car or by bus. There are three bus lines running between Ostrava and the airport, and the bus stop is situated right in front of the airport terminal. At the end of 2014, the construction of rail line to Leoš Janáček Airport officially began; it includes a train terminal connected to the airport via a covered walkway. Number of passengers 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
national, regular
71 792
61 432
46 007
35 508
25 272
29 411
national, irregular
4 967
1 844
2 304
1 778
2 017
2 101
international, regular
16 309
17 786
22 091
91 602
136 265
155 924
international, irregular
179 005
165 003
178 441
119 391
67 753
80 604
35 057
33 908
24 720
40 114
27 860
29 651
307 130
279 973
273 563
288 393
259 167
297 691
transit passengers total
national, regular
national, irregular
international, irregular
transit passengers
international, regular
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
0
50 000
100 000
150 000
Source: Annual report of Letiště Ostrava, a. s.
200 000
250 000
300 000
350 000
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Volume of air traffic 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
6 424
8 418
7 904
6 348
3 514
3 998
186
187
167
291
600
583
9 542
5 714
7 172
7 846
10 775
10 488
16 152
14 319
15 243
14 485
14 889
15 069
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
139
190
235
498
755
1 268
44
34
32
56
17
21
183
224
267
554
772
1 289
Mail
1 553
1 703
1 501
2 030
3 112
3 891
Cargo, total
1 736
1 927
1 768
2 584
3 884
5 180
Commercial passenger transport Cargo flights General Aviation and other flights Total
Source: Annual report of Letiště Ostrava, a. s.
Cargo transport (in tonnes)
Cargo, international Cargo, national Total
Cargo, international
Cargo, national
Mail
2014
2013 2012 2011 2010
Source: Annual report
2009
0
1 000
2 000
3 000
4 000
5 000
6 000
of Letiště Ostrava, a. s.
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9.6 Bicycle transport Bicycle transport in Ostrava started to develop after 1989 in connection with the development of trade and services in the region and with the global boom in cycling as a recreational activity. In 2014, one of the largest projects serving the cyclist in the city was completed – the cycle path along the Ostravice river, which allows people to cycle all the way to Ostravice (with the exception the transit through Baška). In the same year, 5,000 copies of a promotional material The Alphabet of Ostrava Cyclists were published.
9.6.1 Bike routes - overview Route Route A Route B Route C Route D Route E Route F Route G Route H Route CH Route I Route J Route K Route L Route M Route N Route O Route P Route Q Route R Route S Route T Route U Route V Route W Route X Route Y Route Z Route 5 Route 6064 Route 6109 Route 6185 Route 6200
Stará Bělá - Výškovice - Zábřeh - Bělský Les - Dubina - Hrabůvka - Hrabová - Kunčice; Jistebník - Polanka nad Odrou; Moravská Ostrava - Slezská Ostrava Krmelín - Stará Bělá - Zábřeh - Vítkovice - sídliště Fifejdy; Přívoz - Muglinov Hrabová - Hrabůvka - Vítkovice; Mar. Hory, Kaufland - Mar. Hory, radnice Poruba-Ves - Poruba - Pustkovec - Martinov Centrum - Muglinov - Hrušov; Vratimov - Hrabová Centrum - Slezská Ostrava - sídliště Muglinov - Heřmanice; Nová Ves - Hulváky - Mar. Hory Třebovice - Hošťálkovice - Lhotka - Petřkovice - Koblov - Antošovice Hrabová - Nová Bělá - Stará Bělá - Krmelín Martinov - Poruba - Plesná Polanka nad Odrou - Stará Bělá; Bělský Les - Hrabůvka - nádraží Vítkovice Slezská Ostrava - Radvanice - Bartovice - Šenov Bartovice - Radvanice - Petřvald Hošťálkovice - Mar.Hory - Nová Ves; Proskovice Centrum - Mariánské Hory; Poruba - Plesná; Poruba - Svinov - Dubí - Nová Ves; Michálkovice - Rychvald Zábřeh - Hrabůvka; Shopping Park - Dubí - Svinov Přívoz Hrabová - Hrabová,statek; Vítkovice - Moravská Ostrava; Lhotka - Bobrovníky; Hrabová, průmyslová zóna Krásné Pole - Poruba; Poruba - Martinov; Petřkovice - Nordpól Polanka nad Odrou - Jistebník Nová Ves Martinov - Poruba - Třebovice Dubina - Interspar; Zábřeh, vodárna - Odra; Krmelín - Nová Bělá; Hrabová, průmyslová zóna Heřmanice - Michálkovice Krásné Pole - Poruba-Ves; Poruba - Svinov; nádraží Vítkovice - Vítkovice Poruba - Pustkovec Zábřeh - Bělský les Hošťálkovice; Třebovice - Poruba Jantarová stezka Vratimov - Bartovice - Šenov - Havířov Antošovice - Bohumín Hlučín - Petřkovice Velká Polom - Plesná - Dobroslavice
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9.7 Access to the region 9.7.1 Road access to the region – distances to / from Ostrava
Warszawa 390 km
Katowice 90 km
Praha 350 km
Ostrava
Brno 170 km
Wienna 310 km
Bratislava 300 km
9.7.2 Access to the region – main transport arteries
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9.8 Transport investment In 2014, the budget of the City of Ostrava was ZK 6,782 billion, of which CZK 1,626 billion went into the transport sector. This meant a decline of CZK 431 million compared to the previous year (in 2013, the total amount increased by CZK 229 million). The money spent on transport accounted for 23.98% of the city’s total budget (in 2013, it was 29.26 %). The following tables contain data showing the actual funding received from the Department of Transport of the Ostrava City Authority.
EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR (2010 -2014) Shares of total expenditure on transport (CZK mil.) public transport communication network other total
2010 1 017 388 22 1 427
2011 1 048 277 3 1 328
2012 1 203 621 4 1 828
2013 1 147 906 4 2 057
2014 1 088 526 12 1 626
2010 1 242 177 8 1 427
2011 1 255 71 2 1 328
2012 1 328 494 6 1 828
2013 1 333 720 4 2 057
2014 1 297 324 5 1 626
EXPENDITURE BY TYPE OF MEASURE (2010–2014) Shares of each investment by type of use (CZK mil.) operation. maintenance, common repairs development construction other total
EXPENDITURE BY SECTOR 2014 0,80%
EXPENDITURE BY TYPE OF MEASURE 2014 0,30%
32,30%
public transport
operation. maintenance, common repairs
19,90%
communication network
66,90%
development construction
other
79,80%
other
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10 Technical Infrastructure Water 35 to 40% from groundwater sources, 60 to 65% from surface water (Kružberk, Šance, Morávka); groundwater is supplied to the residents of Ostrava by Ostravské vodárny a knalizace a. s. (local water authority); surface water is supplied by Severomoravské vodovody a kanalizace Ostrava a. s. (local water authority); the length of the water network is 1,331 km; 86% of the population is supplied with drinking water from the public water supply network. Sewer system Two types of systems: combined – rainwater is drained together with sewage wastewater, separate – rainwater is discharged through a separate pipeline separately from sewage wastewater; The sewer system is operated by Ostravské vodárny a kanalizace a. s. (local water company); the length of the sewer system is 1 028 km; 98.7% of waste water from Ostrava is treated at the mechanical and biological central wastewater treatment plant in Ostrava – Přívoz. Heat Centralized heat supply system is operated by Dalkia Czech Republic, a. s. and serves more than 85,000 households.
Electricity Electricity is supplied by ČEZ a. s. and Dalkia Czech Republic, a. s.; 35% of the electricity demand is covered from local sources and the remaining 65% from the national grid; the power grid is NN 400/230, 50 HZ. Gas: Gas is supplied and distributed by Severomoravská plynárenská, a. s. (member of the RWE Group) ČEZ a. s.; medium – natural gas; gas is distributed by distribution network of VTL, STL, NTL pipelines including regulating stations.
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Waste: Solid waste is processed by OZO Ostrava, s. r. o. within the integrated system for an area of 400,000 residents. Other waste processors include Van Gansewinkel, a. s. and A.S.A., s. r. o.
Waste production in Ostrava (2008–2013), thousands of tonnes: Type of waste Mixed waste
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
60 977
60 702
58 518
58 164
56 064
53 450
52 847
Glass
2 024
2 204
2 410
2 630
2 591
2 688
2 521
Plastics
2 353
2 819
2 982
3 334
3 445
3 602
3 569
Paper
4 887
4 107
4 714
5 196
9 138
7 482
7 996
Metals
330
178
164
317
6 608
11 561
10 489
8 531
8 722
8 905
9 354
10 172
7 000
9 408
129
120
131
133
135
150
150
2 377
3 556
6 494
10 785
8 639
11 682
14 122
936
1 367
1 505
1 474
2 611
2 359
2 387
Other
1 517
2 166
1 811
2 767
1 493
2 094
3 159
TOTAL
84 061
85 941
87 634
94 154
100 896
102 068
106 648
Large items Hazardous waste Greenery Consruction-related
Number of citizens Kg per capacita
Source: OCA (2014)
316 417 0
314 467 0
310 464 0
306 128 0
301 406 0
304 136 0
302 969 352
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Telecommunications: The city has several cable television operators; the telecommunications network is operated by Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a. s.; local telecommunications service providers are connected to the global peering nodes; the network is digitized, quality and speed are comparable with the Prague and Brno; the City and its surrounding areas are well covered by the networks of mobile operators Telefónica O2, T - Mobile and Vodafone. Mobile networks already cover almost 100% of the population; the coverage of the City by radio and television signal is very good; digital broadcasting in the Ostrava region is provided by multiplex 1 signal on channel 54, offering TV channels CT 1, CT 2, CT 24, CT 4 and seven Czech Radio stations. Also available in the Ostrava region is multiplex 2 on channel 37 broadcasting TV Nova and Prima, and multiplex 3 on channel 48 broadcasting Prima love and Radio Proglas; a large part of the city is covered by the metropolitan network operated by OVANET a. s.: OVANET CITY – 5,8 GHz, OVANET FREE ZONE 2,4 GHz; Several alternative telecom operators are available in the City, the largest of which include GTS Czech a. s., Alcatel a. s., Contactel a. s., Nextra CR, Tiscali and others; Internet access and data transfer in the City is provided by radio networks of Broadnet Czech, Nextra CR, Star 21, MPS Ha-vel, TELTECH com a. s., Poda s. r. o., MATTES AD, TRONO GROUP s. r. o. and others. High-speed Internet coverage via ADSL and wireless connectivity is rapidly developing in the region; The following companies offer housing services: OVANET, a. s., K2 atmitec s. r. o., Itself s. r. o., Datahost s. r. o. and others. Information about IT 2005 Percentage of households with a personal computer internet access high speed Internet access Share of individuals in the population: with a mobile phone personal computer users Internet users persons shopping on-line In the field of information technology: experts (thousands of individuals) average gross monthly salary of IT experts, total (CZK)
Source: CSO (2015)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
31,2 19,6 7,6
34,9 24,6 14,0
40,3 32,6 22,5
45,7 40,2 32,4
51,1 46,6 39,6
56,7 53,1 48,4
60,8 58,0 53,6
63,9 62,5 58,7
66,9 65,9 62,8
76,1 42,4 32,8 6,4
79,7 45,1 36,8 9,6
84,4 50,5 44,3 14,1
86,3 54,0 49,4 17,1
. 58,3 54,4 19,6
. 63,4 60,3 23,9
. 65,3 63,6 26,6
94,9 67,1 67,0 29,6
95,7 69,1 70,0 31,2
6,7
9,2
8,9
10,4
10,6
14,5
13,7
11,0
14,4
.
.
.
.
.
.
34 192
34 357
36 828
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Percentage of households (2005 – 2013) with: a personal computer
internet access
high speed Internet access
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 %
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: CSO (2015)
Percentage of individuals (2005 – 2013), who are:
Source: CSO (2015)
2011
2012
2013
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11 Research, development and innovation
The Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS) is the basic document for the support of innovation in the region, which primarily includes activities to promote the use of results of research and development in the business sector, training of existing and new researchers and the promotion of international cooperation in research and development. The priority is to increase the competitiveness of the region by focusing on selected areas where the region has natural competitive advantages. The Moravian-Silesian Region and its natural centre Ostrava are especially known for their importance in heavy industry – engineering, metallurgy, and mining industry – which still significantly affect the nature of both the region and the City. In turn, most of the research and development capacities are logically associated with large companies in these sectors. Ostrava has a good infrastructure of research, development and educational institutions, offering sufficient potential for the development of innovative entrepreneurship. According to data from the Technological Profile of the Czech Republic there are approximately 136 entities in Ostrava for cooperation in innovation business. Contacts are available on the following website: http://www.techprofil.cz The city is fully dedicated to the development of infrastructure in this sector. That is why the technology centres, such as Science and Technology Park, are being built and developed, either using city’s own resources or in cooperation with other entities. The city also supports the development activities of universities.
11.1 Technoprofil
Region
Number of entities in innovation business
Innovation companies
South Bohemia
110
97
South Moravia
378
321
58
55
Hradec Králové
159
150
Liberec
153
143
Moravian-Silesian
233
189
Olomouc
155
139
Karlovy Vary
75
Pardubice
201
194
Plzeň
111
101
Prague
721
491
Central Bohemian
198
164
Ústí
132
121
Vysočina
109
103
Zlín
201
95
total
2919
2363
Number of entities in innovation business
Innovation companies
276
223
České Budějovice
48
39
Hradec Králové
66
62
Liberec
71
63
Olomouc
73
64
Ostrava
120
94
83
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Source: Technoprofil (2015) Entities cooperating in innovation business by region
Source: Technoprofil (2015)
District
Brno
Pardubice
76
Pilsen
66
55
Prague
721
491
21
16
1545
1181
Ústí nad Labem celkem
Source: Technoprofil (2015)
Entities cooperating in innovation business by districts
Source: Technoprofil (2015)
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11.2 Research and Development Detailed evaluations and studies are being prepared by the Government Office for Science, Research and Innovation. In the period 2014– 2020, the following programmes designed for the development of science and research at European level are funded from European Union structural funds: Horizon 2020, the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness (OPEI) and the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education (OP RDE). Horizon 2020 is designed as a framework for research and innovation which fully integrates activities previously addressed in the 7th Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities, in the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007–2013, in the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, etc. R&D in Moravian-Silesian Region (2001 – 2013) 2001 Number of research and development sites 123 Number of R&D employees (individuals) 3 687 Number of R&D employees (equivalent) 1 646 Researchers (equivalent) 855 of which by R&D sector business 437 government 57 university 355 R&D expenditures (CZK million) 1 761 of which by R&D funding source business 1 298,7 public 456,2 foreign 4,4 Non-investment R&D expenditures (CZK million) Kč) 1 581,5 Patents granted in the Czech Republic to applicants from the Czech Republic 17,0
Source: CSO (2015)
2002 134 3 345 1 488 855
2003 156 3 667 1 684 918
2004 160 3 831 1 714 945
2005 176 3 886 2 376 1 277
2006 181 4 496 2 585 1 404
2007 189 5 336 2 759 1 536
2008 192 5 395 2 931 1 632
2009 201 5 356 3 191 1 835
2010 228 5 716 3 459 1 817
2011 259 6 313 3 965 2 057
2012 265 6 575 4 742 2 613
2013 255 6 387 3 793 1 948
370 70 403 1 410
475 75 359 2 416
497 111 337 2 213
486 82 707 2 182
538 86 778 2 382
577 87 871 2 765
626 90 917 2 661
687 75 1 073 3 030
726 79 1 012 3 114
925 49 1 077 4 941
1 026 48 1 524 4 578
1 006 56 881 4 743,0
865,3 510,6 18,1 1 249,7 19,0
1 788,8 592,2 21,8 1 909,4 20,0
1 580,2 597,7 10,2 2 063,5 25,0
1 375,6 756,4 37,2 2 023,9 28,0
1 468,4 840,3 32,2 2 194,4 24,0
1 703,0 1 016,8 32,8 2 463,3 19,0
1 703,7 903,1 24,8 2 482,2 16,0
1 921,0 972,8 101,6 2 886,2 18,0
1 956,0 921,2 196,4 2 860,4 14,0
2 439,5 1 259,5 1 223,5 3 626,5 24,0
2 098,6 1 218,2 1 245,4 3 328,7 34,0
2 175,2 1 096,3 1 462,9 3 595,6 30
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R&D
expenditures
in
Moravian-Silesian
Region
by
funding
(2001–2013, CZK million)
Source: CSO (2015)
Share of R&D expenditure in Moravian-Silesian Region by funding sources (2013, CZK million)
Source: CSO (2013)
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11.2.1
Science and Technology Park
Science & Technology Park is an efficient tool for the development of business and employment in high technology. Its creation was inspired by dozens of successful projects abroad. The Science and Technology Park Ostrava was founded by the City of Ostrava, the Regional Development Agency, VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava, the University of Ostrava and the Silesian University in Opava. The existing STP premises consist of two multi-purpose buildings PIANO and TANDEM with a combined rentable area of about 5,400 m2. Also present on the premises are commercial buildings of Ingeteam a.s. and ELCOM, a. s. The construction of Multi-purpose building III and IV began in August 2013 and was completed towards the end of 2014. These newly constructed buildings can be used as incubators for small and medium-sized businesses to develop innovative enterprises. Multi-purpose building III newly offers 2,794 square meters of usable space, with another 2,504 square meters newly created within the Multi-purpose building IV. Vědecko-technologický park Ostrava, a. s.3 Ing. Roman Michalec, Director Technologická 372/2, 708 00, Ostrava - Pustkovec tel.: 597 305 999 e-mail:
[email protected], www.vtpo.cz
11.2.2
IT4INNOVATIONS
This project aims to build a top European centre of excellence for research in the field of IT with an emphasis on high-performance computing and embedded computing systems. The project is jointly prepared by five entities: VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, University of Ostrava, Silesian University in Opava, Brno University of Technology and the Institute of Geonics AS CR. The IT4Innovations Centre of Excellence will combine the functions of an academic research centre for practical applications. The project will run from 2011 to 2015. The total cost of the project from 2010 to 2015 will reach CZK 2,426,623,196.2. The amount of CZK 1,819,490,241 was provided by the Operational Programme Research and Development for Innovation, of which 85% is financed by the EU Structural Funds (European Regional Development Fund) and 15% from the State budget of the Czech Republic. The IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre has, 3
In June 2014 the City Assembly approved the plan to sell the Tandem building and other plots of land
within the Science and Technology Park in Ostrava-Pustkovec to the company CTP.
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since its inception, been part of PRACE, an international network of supercomputing centres, and its team members are internationally renowned experts. The "small cluster" called Anselm, which is already among the most powerful machines in Central Europe, allows, from the first half of 2013, the processing of large amounts of data. Many times, it is the only tool able to solve complex scientific problems. It is therefore a universal research laboratory to model and simulate the solutions for problems in various scientific disciplines. The second, and final, part of the supercomputer (the “Big Cluster”) was commissioned in the first half of 2015. The supercomputer was named Salomon and officially became the 40th most powerful supercomputer in the world in July 2015 (according to TOP500).
IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre Ing. Martin Palkovič, Ph.D., Director VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava 17. listopadu 15/2172 , 708 33 Ostrava – Poruba E-mail:
[email protected], http://www.it4i.cz/
11.2.3
BIC Ostrava, s. r. o.
Established in 1993, Business Innovation Centre's mission is to support, help and advice in various areas of activity in the market. It offers comprehensive services to new and growing businesses: it searches rentable premises for offices as well as production facilities; provides consultancy on grants and international cooperation; it has a development centre for industrial applications, which has high-quality measuring and assembly equipment and qualified personnel and allows training and education.
BIC Ostrava s. r. o. Ing. Marek Valdmann, Ph.D. - Executive Director Ruská 83/24, 703 00 Ostrava – Vítkovice Tel.: +420 597 317 381 E-mail:
[email protected], www.bicova.cz
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11.2.4
Business Incubator VŠB - TU Ostrava
The business incubator was established in 2008 on the VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava. In addition to modern facilities, the incubator offers a range of services to help those starting their business as well as experienced entrepreneurs to achieve success and prosperity. These services are divided into three basic programmes: rental programme – the entrepreneur can use the services without limitations for market prices; incubation programme – for persons starting their business who have prepared a business plan which is important for acceptance into this programme. The services are then provided at discounted rates or free of charge; spin–off programme – for innovative projects whose know-how at least partially belongs to the University, the University can provide capital investment. Business Incubator VŠB - TU Ostrava Studentská 6202/17, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba Tel.: +420 597 329 003, Mobile: +420 603 565 918 E-mail:
[email protected], http://inkubator.vsb.cz/en
11.2.5
Nanotechnology Centre
The Nanotechnology Centre was established on 1 February 2007. It is a research institute at the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava – the first such institute in the Czech Republic to have the word ‘nanotechnology’ in its title – and it grew out of the former Materials Chemistry Institute. The Centre researches, prepares and analyzes nanomaterials (materials smaller than 10-9 m). Internationally renowned experts are involved in a wide range of research activities involving nanocomposites, nanomaterials with photofunctional and antibacterial properties, friction composites and sorption materials. Other work at the Centre includes the study of toxicity and the influence of nanoparticles on the environment and living organisms. The Nanotechnology Centre collaborates closely with a range of important Czech and international institutions on joint research projects. Staffs have published hundreds of research articles in internationally renowned scientific journals, as well as creating a significant number of patents and other forms of protected intellectual property. The Nanotechnology Centre works closely with industry and business on various projects and as a provider of analytical services. The Nanotechnology Centre has state-of-the-art modern analytical equipment for the chemical and structural analysis of materials and various methods of microscopy. The teaching staff at the Centre have created the first ever Nanotechnology degree course in the Czech
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Republic (in conjunction with the Institute of Physics at the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava). The degree programme was accredited at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels in 2006.
Nanotechnology Centre Pro. Ing. Jaromír Pištora, CSc. VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava – Poruba Tel.: +420 597 321 571 E-mail:
[email protected], www.cnt.vsb.cz
11.2.6
Business incubator of BSO
Founded in 2011, the incubator aims to develop and promote entrepreneurship in the general public, primarily in students and graduates of the Business School Ostrava, by means of facilities, support and common services: lease of business premises; lease of conference rooms (with a capacity of up to 70 people, modern technologies, flexible arrangements and refreshments available); hour office; counselling – aimed at students with a business plan, start-up businesses, or struggling businesses Business incubator of Business School Ostrava (Podnikatelský inkubátor VŠP, a. s. Ostrava) Michálkovická 1859/226, 710 00, Slezská Ostrava Tel.: +420 603 823 924 E-mail:
[email protected], http://pi.vsp.cz/
11.2.7
Ostrava Technology Centre
The first building of the Ostrava Technology Centre was completed in October 2010, in the heart of Ostrava’s industrial district of Vítkovice. The Centre bears the name of its founding father, Professor Václav Roubíček. The new building contains facilities for testing progressive new technologies used in ecological waste processing. Research projects include the development of new pyrolysis methods and the ENET research programme, which develops a wide range of technologies using alternative
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fuels and energy sources – including the thermal treatment of waste and new methods of energy accumulation. In the next five years, the Ostrava Technology Centre is set to create up to 50 new jobs.
Ostrava Technology Centre INOVAČNÍ, a. s. Pohraniční 1435/86, 703 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 600 113 E-mail:
[email protected],
11.2.8
4MEDi
Centre for Cell Therapy and Diagnostics (Centrum buněčné terapie a diagnostiky a. s.) is an innovative European centre designed for clinical development and production of medicines and products of world's top quality regenerative medicine and modern therapy. Unique science and technology park designed with a total area of 6,450 m2 represents a globally unique and highly competitive infrastructure using the top modern technologies for testing, diagnostics, clinical research and development of new cell medicines, the Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). Demand for ATMPs which use human cells for treatment, is increasing worldwide. Thanks to its capacity, the 4MEDi centre will allow far greater capacity for the development and production of cellular products to help needy patients in the Czech Republic and in Europe. 4MEDi – Centrum buněčné terapie a diagnostiky a. s. Dr. Slabihoudka 6232/11 708 52 Ostrava E-mail:
[email protected] http://www.4medi.cz/index.php
11.3 Clusters The key industrial sectors in Ostrava and the Moravian-Silesian Region are organized within clusters, providing the Region with a clear profile and simplifying the relationship between potential investors and suppliers. In terms of clusters, the Moravian-Silesian Region is a leader in the Czech Republic.
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The development of clusters has been significantly enhanced by the Ostrava Science and Technology Park, which was the Czech partner in the EU-funded ACENET project (2002 – 2003). The goal of the project was to share information and experience of creating and managing clusters among project partners and to support the creation of a European network of cluster initiatives. Another initiative connected with clusters is ClusterNet (launched by Ostrava’s Regional Development Agency – RDA), which involves the coordination of networked cooperation among all parties involved in cluster initiatives (facilitators, cluster managers, members of executive councils, representatives of universities, development institutions etc.) on all levels – regional, national and international. The RDA was also closely involved in the CLOE and NICE projects, which focused on cluster management and international networking among companies in clusters.
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12 Quality of life
12.1 Environment The city of Ostrava lies at the heart of a major industrial conurbation which since 1990 has undergone major process of restructuring including a reduction of heavy industry. This has brought marked improvements in the local environment. In the early 1990s there was a dramatic fall in air pollution and industrial emissions, followed by a more gradual fall. However, since 2001 air pollution levels have once again begun to rise, especially levels of solid pollutants (airborne dust). Ostrava is a typical densely populated urban centre with a high concentration of road traffic and extensive heavy industry. Due to the large number of emissions sources concentrated within a relatively small area, the city is officially classified as an area with poorer than average air quality. Comparison of the trend in emissions in recent years and the present shows that the situation has noticeably improved (see chart 12.1.1). This improvement is mainly due to the decline in industrial production, restrictions on coal mining and also the introduction of environmentally friendly modern technologies. When comparing the total air pollution in recent years, it is clear that the situation has significantly improved. While In 1980 over 65 thousand tons of particulate matter emissions were discharged in the air, now it is well below two thousand tons per year. Where possible, the City of Ostrava contributes to the improvement of the environment. Given the higher deposition of dust, it sprinkles road more often than it is obliged to. The City maintains and expands urban and insulation greenery and creates a green ring around the City. Thanks to these projects Ostrava is of the greenest cities in the Czech Republic. By 2015, the City of Ostrava will have planted more than half a million new trees and shrubs. The City also communicates with the largest industrial polluters and tries to get them to make heavy environmental investments. Since 2007, more than CZK 14,1 billion has been invested in the environment. This amount includes funds used in individual areas – air and greenery, public transport fare subsidies, nature and landscape protection, environmental education, water management and flood protection, waste and brownfields. For current information on air quality in Ostrava, its activities in this area and other news please visit https://dycham.ostrava.cz/.
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12.1.1
Major pollutant emissions (REZZO 1) in tonnes/year – Moravian-Silesian Region
Year TZL
1995 24 737
1996 18 343
1997 14 682
1998 7 934
1999 4 566
2000 4 488
2001 4 246
2002 4 196
2003 4 986
2004 4 804
2005 3 862
2006 3 844
2007 4 317
2008 3 350
2009 2 594
2010 2 947
2011 2 127
2012 1 858
2013 2 114
SO2
68 432
63 067
52 028
34 210
27 019
25 078
26 096
26 737
27 443
26 777
27 313
27 428
28 301
21 033
19 726
20 190
20 123
18 697
18 089
NOX CO
35 900 250 734
32 492 216 760
24 249 213 400
21 462 174 365
21 662 132 210
23 326 127 372
22 740 124 744
21 881 122 270
22 847 135 088
22 636 141 640
23 586 125 761
22 358 131 659
22 555 157 153
19 419 116 226
17 574 104 901
19 591 18 112 16 838 118 980 119 397 114 115
17 646 122 101
Source: CHMI (2015)
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12.1.2
Major pollutant emissions (REZZO 1) in tonnes/year – Ostrava
Year
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
TZL
11 351
8 594
6 421
3 919
2 428
2 636
2 586
2 564
2 998
2 660
2 141
2 168
2 542
2 035
1 478
1 629
1 062
929
1 040
SO2
31 831
26 366
22 612
18 119
15 146
14 754
15 287
15 531
17 641
16 528
16 533
16 030
15 648
11 938
10 393
10 193
10 476
10 130
9 031
NOX
15 334
14 239
12 786
11 091
11 500
13 448
12 643
12 054
13 792
13 454
13 939
12 283
12 133
11 561
9 594
10 434
9 294
9 124
9 253
CO
160 771
146 550
155 650
116 148
86 263
73 729
72 066
68 321
75 241
76 933
76 006
66 876
78 713
63 397
39 863
48 839
54 362
49 099
56 715
Source: CHMI (2015)
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Selected pollution indicators in watercourses
Watercourse Odra - Svinov Ostravice - Muglinov Watercourse Odra - Svinov Ostravice - Muglinov Watercourse Odra - Svinov Ostravice - Muglinov Watercourse Odra - Svinov Ostravice - Muglinov
2001 -1
2002 -1
-1
2003 -1
-1
2004 -1
-1
BOD (Mg1 ) COD (mg1 ) BOD (Mg1 ) COD (mg1 ) BOD (Mg1 ) COD (mg1 ) BOD (Mg1 ) COD (mg1-1 ) 8 31 7,4 36 10 39 12 40 8,1 31 6,9 29 7,9 41 8,6 45 2005 2006 2007 2008 BOD (Mg1-1) COD (mg1-1) BOD (Mg1-1) COD (mg1-1) BOD (Mg1-1) COD (mg1-1) BOD (Mg1-1) COD (mg1-1 ) 9,7 38 6,4 35 6 35 5,8 29 8,4 43 7,3 37 7,3 40 7 33 2009 2010 2011 2012 BOD (Mg1-1) COD (mg1-1) BOD (Mg1-1) COD (mg1-1) BOD (Mg1-1) COD (mg1-1) BOD (Mg1-1) COD (mg1-1 ) 5,4 24 6,9 40 7,9 53 7,7 48 4,8 37 5 37 7 51 10 72 2013 -1
BOD (mg1 ) COD (mg1-1) 8,5 48 7,3 53
Source: Environmental Protection Division, Ostrava City Authority BOD: biochemical oxygen demand COD: chemical oxygen demand
Water pollution in given flow profiles – selected indicators
Source: Povodí Odry, State enterprise, (Odra river basin authority), Report on water quality in streams.
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12.2 Health care and social services The quality of life of Ostrava’s citizens is significantly affected by the availability of medical and social care. The City of Ostrava offers both outpatient and inpatient health care and in many cases high-quality specialized health care. The City also provides its citizens with the help and support of the Department of Health and Social Affairs of the City Authority and of the contributory organizations specialising in social and health care. When providing social and health services, the City work with individual city districts and also with non-governmental organizations and individuals.
12.2.1
Health care MS Region
Ostrava
18
3
24
4
3
-
2 826
897
48
15
367
125
4 977
1 899
4,1
5,8
5 838
2 199
Hospitals Specialised health institutes Spa Sanatoriums Indiv. outpatient facilities Special health facilities Pharmacy care facilities Doctors, total Doctors per 1,000 Beds, total Source: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
As shown in the table above, Ostrava has three hospitals, namely: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava City Hospital and Vítkovice Hospital, a. s. Additionally, Ostrava is home to the following four specialized medical centres: hospital for the chronically ill Ostrava-Radvanice, Hospice of St. Luke Ostrava, Plastic Surgery Clinic Ostrava, s. r. o. with 4 beds and Silesia Medical, s. r. o. Ostrava. According to the Statistical Yearbook of the Moravian-Silesian Region released in 2014, there are 101 pharmacies in Ostrava, equivalent to 3,236 inhabitants per pharmacy.
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Selected data on health care in Ostrava (2002 – 2013) Ostrava Hospitals doctor, total
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1 539
1 563
1 610
1 604
1 624
1 746
1 786
1 779
1 856
1 872
1 897
1899
135
135
136
140
142
150
153
152
148
149
146
147
59
59
60
59
60
64
63
65
63
62
59
56
187
188
191
191
197
205
201
200
201
208
205
205
34
35
36
36
36
39
37
37
39
39
41
41
202
216
226
233
236
243
251
257
260
268
273
277
of which: practitioners for adults practitioners for children dentists gynaecologists specialists
Source: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Source: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
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12.2.2
Social services
Social services are provided to individual citizens or their families in order to help them deal with difficult social situations which they are unable to overcome on their own. The services are provided either on-site at clients homes (e.g. personal assistance services and care services), at various types of social services day centres and drop-in centres, or at residential social services institutions. These facilities are constituted by the Statutory City of Ostrava, the Municipal Districts, non-governmental non-profit organizations (NGOs) and individuals. The main focus in Ostrava is on non-residential services, which are provided by 54% of facilities. On-site services are provided by 46% of facilities, residential services by 27%. Most providers offer combinations of these services. The representation of various forms of social services is well-balanced. There are 70 registered social services providers in Ostrava, offering a total of 182 services used by almost 30,000 citizens. These providers employ almost 3 700 people, ranking them among the most important employers in the city. Social services provided in accordance with Act. No. 108/2006 Services provided Social counselling (24) Social services: personal assistance (4) nursing services (10) emergency care (1) guide and reader services (1) independent housing support (5) relief services (7) day centres (5) day centres for handicapped people (4) week centres for handicapped people (2) homes for disabled citizens (4) homes for senior citizens (13) special regime homes (11) sheltered housing (6) social services provided at health care facilities (1)
Social prevention services: telephone crisis assistance (1) early care (4) interpreting services (2) refuges (12) halfway houses (1) contact centres (1) crisis support (2) intervention centres (1) low-threshold centres for children and young people (8) low-threshold day centres (2) night shelters (3) follow-up care services (4) social activation services for families with children (16) social activation services for senior citizens and disabled citizens (7) social therapeutic workshops (3) therapeutic communities (1) on-site services (9) social rehabilitation (7)
The number in brackets indicates the number of individual social services provided in Ostrava.
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The most common types of social service facilities in Ostrava are social counselling centres (13.2%), followed by retirement homes (7%), shelters and social activation services for families with children (8.8%), and assisted living homes (6%) and nursing services (5.5%). The least commonly represented services include therapeutic communities, intervention centres, contact centres, halfway houses, telephone crisis intervention, social services in health care facilities, institutional care, guide and reader services and emergency care (each 0.6%). Most social services are provided for the target group of senior citizens (26%), for persons with mental, physical or multiple disabilities (17%). Also important are activities focusing on senior citizens (28%) and for persons with mental, physical or multiple disabilities (19%). Day care centres, social counselling centres, crisis aid centres, personal assistance, low threshold facilities, social activation services, shelters and dormitories are often run by civic associations and church organizations. Homes for people with disabilities, retirement homes and assisted living homes are more commonly run by contributory organizations of the City of Ostrava, with nursing services and nursing homes being run by city districts. Recipients of social services include senior citizens, persons with mental illnesses and psychosocial difficulties, persons with mental, physical and multiple disabilities, persons with visual and hearing disabilities, persons with lifestyle disease, children and families, persons at risk of social exclusion and socially excluded persons and the Roma ethnic group. The trends in the population and its age structure clearly show that the ageing population will undoubtedly present the principal challenge for the city authorities to face in the future. As already mentioned, the population of Ostrava is substantially ageing. Given the natural population trends, the population aged 60+ will develop as follows: there were 60.6 thousand people in 2005 and 70 thousand in 2010. In the following years the number will continue to rise to 75.8 thousand in 2015 and to 78.7 thousand in 2020. The above forecast clearly shows the trends in the care for the elderly and how the demands will grow in terms of funding as well as the overall organization of the different types of services. Residential social services The City of Ostrava established 9 contributory organizations providing social services and 1 medical facility providing residential social services in the Municipal Hospital Ostrava, a contributory organization. City districts have established nursing homes including emergency beds and contributory organizations provide social services in their territory. The structure of social and health facilities operated by contributory organizations is as follows:
Social care residential services
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Centre for Persons with Disabilities:
1 (consisting of 9 facilities), capacity: 283
Retirement homes:
7, capacity: 1,272
Assisted living homes:
6, capacity: 348
Nursing homes:
41, number of housing units: 1,124
Respite care within nursing homes (emergency beds):
3, capacity: 38
Social services home within
the City Hospital Ostrava:
1, capacity: 66
The capacities of residential services for the homeless and socially excluded citizens of the City of Ostrava are also provided by the city district authorities with an available capacity of 112. Non-governmental organizations provide social services in retirement homes and assisted living homes with a capacity of 404, and in shelters and dormitories for homeless people with a capacity of 402. On – site social services The aim of on-site services is to provide services to clients in their own social environment. This enables clients to integrate as fully as possible into the normal life of society; in cases where the clients’ condition makes this impossible, on-site services enable clients to live with dignity. An example of this type is nursing services provided to citizens in their own homes, including apartments in nursing homes or other facilities. In 2014, nursing care services were provided to 2 244 people. The municipal district authorities of the Statutory City of Ostrava provide nursing care services at eight locations. For citizens on old age pensions or invalidity benefits and requiring nursing care services, the municipal districts offer nursing care homes. The allocation of apartments in these homes is the responsibility of the municipal district authorities; places are allocated on the basis of citizens’ applications, depending on the degree to which the potential client’s independence is restricted and the urgency of his/her social situation. There are currently 1 125 apartments in nursing homes in the City of Ostrava. Non-government non-profit organizations (NGOs) and the future development of social services Non-governmental non-profit organizations (NGOs) play an important role in providing social services within the City. Over 100 NGOs are active on the city’s territory. In terms of residential services for senior citizens, NGOs play a supplementary role to core services provided by contributory organizations. However, NGOs are the sole providers of many other services –
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especially home-based services and day services. NGO activities in social services are supported from the Statutory City of Ostrava’s budget. In 2009 NGOs received a total of CZK 62.2 million; in 2010, CZK 60.9 million; in 2011, CZK 65 million. 70,1 million CZK in 2012 and 71, 6 million CZK in 2013; in 2014 73.9 million. Social services within Ostrava are developed and coordinated in accordance with the current key strategic document entitled the Third Community Plan for the period 2011 – 2014. The Catalogue of Social Services and Related Activities is a user-friendly guide to social services in Ostrava. It is regularly updated and the electronic version is available at www.ostrava.cz and www.kpostrava.cz For current information on social services in Ostrava, please visit http://socialnisluzby.ostrava.cz/.
Social Inclusion 2011–2020 Ostrava!!!
In 2011 the City of Ostrava introduced Ostrava!!!, a long-term comprehensive programme of social inclusion whose priority is to improve mutual co-existence of its inhabitants. This goal is also supported by the City's long-term vision of "Better life with family – better coexistence with the majority". The programme includes 12 integrated projects and is based on three main pillars, namely: employment, education and housing. The programme is implemented in two stages, the first one to be implemented in 2012 and 2013 when the programme will start, the first families will be involved, the functionality of the programme verified and partners selected. The second stage was set for the period 2014–
2020. The Social Inclusion Ostrava !!! programme for the years 2014 to 2020 forms the basic strategic framework for follow-up action plans, measures and projects. At the same time it is complementary with the Community Plan of Social Services. The key problems to be solved in the social inclusion programme are low education, high unemployment and poor housing. The proposal part of the programme reacts to these major issues in three key areas of positive changes: better education for success in life and in work, employment as a basic prerequisite for a dignified life and affordable housing for a normal life.
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12.3 Housing and non-residential premises 12.3.1
Housing
The housing stock of the City of Ostrava was entrusted into administration of the individual City Districts. As of 31 December 2014 the City Districts administered a housing stock of 13,095 apartments in 1,071 residential buildings. The trend of selling municipal apartments which has existed since 1991 when the City of Ostrava owned nearly 46,000 apartments, also continued in 2014, although not as dramatically as in the late nineties. The largest housing stocks are administered by the City Districts of Ostrava-Jih (5,269 apartments), Mariánské Hory (2,161 apartments), Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz (1,594 apartments), Silesian Ostrava (1,290 apartments) and Ostrava-Poruba (841 apartments). Types of municipal apartments
Municipal apartments as of 31. 12. 2013 of which: - standard apartments - reduced-quality apartments - apartments in nursing home - wheelchair-friendy apartments
Number 13095 12 435 660 1 124 105
% 100% 94,96% 5,04% 8,58% 0,80%
Source: OCA (2015)
Social housing There is no universal legal definition of this term. Ostrava maintains certain apartments and apartment blocks which are rented out to citizens on low incomes. These are mainly small apartments and reduced-quality apartments located away from the central parts of municipal districts. Various types of social housing are provided by NGOs with financial support from the City of Ostrava. These are not standard apartments; they are facilities providing accommodation specially targeted at citizens who are in serious difficulties due to age, poor health, social situation or personal crisis. Social housing and rehabilitation programs are provided by non-profit organizations mostly with the support of the city. These facilities include: Nursing homes and senior citizens’ homes The Halfway House, shelters, homes for mothers and children Community centres The ‘Village of Coexistence’
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Since 2012, an integrated programme Social Inclusion Ostrava has been implemented to address housing issues in excluded localities of individual municipal districts and for the socially underprivileged. House prices The prices of houses and apartments depend on a wide variety of factors. In comparison with other locations in the Moravian-Silesian Region and the Czech Republic as a whole, house prices in Ostrava are relatively low.
Source: www.realitycechy.cz (2015)
Prices – rent/ sale of family houses and apartments: Type of property
Rent (CZK/moth)
Sale (CZK millions)
House: - 5 and more rooms - 4 and more rooms
8 000 - 30 000 Kč 7 000 - 30 000 Kč
1,5 - 5,0 1,1 - 5,0
Apartment: - 80 - 120 m2
4 000 – 18 000
0,8 - 2,5
- 60 - 80 m2
3 000 – 12 000
0,6 - 2,2
Source: OCA (2015)
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Rent the market rent for a standard apartment ranges from CZK 70 to 150 per m2 standard rent for a municipal apartment ranges from CZK 40 to 100 CZK per m2 rent in reduced quality municipal apartments ranges from CZK 30 to 50 per m2 Housing construction of the City of Ostrava after 1995
From 1995 to 2013, funds from the City, city districts, State budget and now also EU grants were contributed to build a total of 2,724 apartments with a total cost of CZK 2,62 billion. In 2014, Ostrava invested CZK 150 million in new construction of residential buildings and renovations of residential units, renovating a total of 354 apartments. Cost of construction of new and renovated apartments (1995 – 2014)
City of Ostrava new and reconstructed apartments reconstructed apartments new apartments new apartments in senior citiziens homes Total 1995 - 2014
Total budget costs (CZK thousands) 1 686 1 221 591 805 920 578
Number of apartments
233 2 724
funding source (CZK thousands) Municipal State and City districts Other EU 504 904 435 267 20 320 261 100 404 678 74 938 177 922 263 040
476 120 290 124 2 618 289 1 199 706
69 537 579 742
0 198 242
116 459 640 599
Source: OCA (2015)
Construction costs for new and renovated housing in 2014 City of Ostrava new and reconstructed apartments reconstructed apartments new apartments new apartments in nursing homes Total 2014
funding source (CZK thousands)
Total budget costs (CZK thousands)
Number of apartments
Municipal districts 79 339
328
124 557
City 36 373
26
22 400
11 552
10 848
0
0
0
0
354
146 957
47 925
90 187
Other 0 0 0 0
State and EU 8 845 0 0 8 845
Source: OCA (2015)
Under the grant programme "Housing Estates Regeneration" (according to the Government Decree No. 494/2000 Sb.) regeneration of outdoor spaces around concrete panel buildings, which
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enhance the quality of housing and address the long-standing problems of these localities has been underway. These problems have lately included especially lack of parking space, poor condition of roads and lack of greenery or recreational areas. In 2013, the regeneration of the housing estate Fifejdy I in Mariánské Hory was completed, followed up by Phase II. C with a total cost of CZK 9.9 million.
12.4 Culture The third largest city in Czech Republic and the metropolis of northern Moravia can attract visitors for a number of reasons: typical industrial sites, many activities for free time well spent and a number of cultural institutions and events. The technical sites include: The Michal Mine, which is a valuable authentic industrial area, the Lower Area of Vítkovice, often called the "Ostrava Hradčany", and also Landek Park, which is the largest mining museum in the Czech Republic. Ostrava is also home to many important cultural institutions, most of which have extraregional reach. Among them is the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre which offers opera, theatre and ballet performances. The Puppet Theatre brings a varied repertoire of productions, satisfying the demands of a wide range of theatregoers – from the smallest children to their parents. This theatre holds Spectaculo Interesse Ostrava, an international puppet festival held every odd year, and Theatre Days without Barriers, a festival held every even year. The Petr Bezruč Theatre gives the opportunity to young directors and graduates. Arena Chamber Theatre is one of the youngest and smallest theatre scenes in the Czech Republic. In addition to its own productions, the theatre offers music programmes, discussion evenings and educational programmes for children and youth. The White Theatre is an independent artistic group composed solely of amateurs which specialises in paratheatrical experiments. Film lovers can visit several cinemas, the largest and most popular being the Cinestar Multiplex in the OC Futurum, and CINEMA CITY in Nová Karolina. More demanding cinemagoers will visit Minikino Cafe. Other cinemas include: Luna, Vesmír, Art in Ostrava, or Hvězda in Vratimov, Panorama in Klimkovice, or Polanka Cinema. The Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava ranks among the leading Czech symphony orchestras. The Janacek May, international festival of classical music, St. Wenceslas music festival and the multi-genre festival Colours of Ostrava are held every year; the festival Ostrava Days of New Music is held every two years. Also available is a rich programme of three major cultural centres: Culture Centre Akord Ostrava-Zábřeh, Ostrava Culture Centre, Culture Centre Poklad, as well as other, smaller ones in
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other city districts. A number of exceptional cultural events also take place thanks to numerous clubs, associations and folklore groups. As a major regional centre of culture and education, Ostrava also has its own Academic Library and a dense network of municipal libraries. In October 2005 the Ostrava City Library moved into newly reconstructed premises near the Sýkora bridge in the city centre.A wide range of cultural activities is complemented by many local galleries and museums with exhibitions of diverse areas of human life. The most important of these is the Art Gallery of Ostrava, whose attendance in recent years has increased, exceeding the limit of one hundred thousand visitors. The importance of the national cultural monument Vítkovice Lower Area goes far beyond the city, region and the Czech Republic. By reconstructing the original gas holder, the "Gong", a multifunctional congress centre with an auditorium of 1,500 seats and its own gallery space was built. A reconstruction of the original historical energy distribution station gave rise to the Small World of Technology, an industrial museum with educative elements. The dominant feature of Vítkovice Lower Area is a blast furnace transformed into an observation tower with an educative trail. In September 2014, the “Big World of Technology” was opened in a brand new building. With an area of 14,000 square meters, the centre offers visitors the opportunity to explore four worlds – Children’s World, World of Science and Discoveries, World of Civilization and the Natural World. Since May 2015, the Lower Vítkovice area has had a new landmark: the Bolt Tower, a name given to the extension of the Blast Furnace no. 1. Approximately seventy-eight meter high, the glass extension serves as a lookout tower with multi-purpose areas and a café.
12.5 Sport and recreation Ostrava is a traditional sports city, hosting prominent sporting events of national as well as European or world-wide importance and its citizens are considered the best sports fans in the Czech Republic. In June 2013 Ostrava won the prestigious title of European City of Sport 2014 and joined cities such as Madrid, Valencia or Barcelona. This project aims to involve citizens in sports activities and thus contribute to the improvement of their physical and mental health. The award of this title also has an economic dimension, as it will strengthen sports and recreational infrastructure and especially increase the attractiveness of the City for visitors from mainly the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland and increase the visibility of Ostrava within the European Union. Ostrava has a wide range of sports facilities – athletics stadiums, ice rinks, multi-purpose sports halls, tennis courts, squash clubs, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and many more. The most
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significant facilities are operated by Sportovní a rekreační zařízení města Ostravy, s. r. o. Its outdoor swimming pool Ostrava-Poruba is the largest natural swimming pool in Central Europe Keen cyclists will enjoy the dense network of cycle routes crossing the entire city. This network is constantly being expanded and passes through many places of natural beauty or historical interest – an ideal choice for a day trip. The area around the city also provides plenty of opportunities for leisure and recreation. The Beskydy and Jeseníky mountains (30 km and 60 km away from Ostrava respectively) offer excellent skiing and winter sports facilities. From spring through to autumn, the mountain ranges are a paradise for hikers, cyclists and anglers. Between May and September a ‘CycleBus’ service is in operation, carrying cyclists (and their bikes), hikers and other passengers between Ostrava and the Beskydy mountains. In the winter sports season, the SkiBus performs the same service. Golfers will love the region’s courses – ranging from the Šilheřovice course (close to the city, in the grounds of the local chateau) to the courses in Čeladná, Ropice and Ostravice. Just 30 km from Ostrava there is also the popular 9-hole course in Kravaře. Ostrava is the host city for a wide range of top national, European or world sporting events and championships (ice hockey, handball, weightlifting, volleyball, figure skating, tennis – the Davis Cup, bodybuilding and much more). Each year the city showcases the world’s top athletes at the Golden Spike international athletics meeting. In 2015, Ostrava became the co-host of the Ice Hockey World Championship; some matches were held in the Ostrava Arena – one of the largest and most modern multi-purpose arenas in Czech Republic. The Ice Hockey World Championship in Prague and Ostrava attracted a total of 741,690 spectators, the largest number in history.
12.6 Tourist attractions Technical monuments as well as Ostrava’s wealth and pride, are being discovered and admired by people from around the world. NHL Lower Vítkovice, forming the distinctive skyline of Ostrava, offers a unique experience combined with an industrial atmosphere. The Colours of Ostrava festival and the Janacek May festival moved in 2012 into the factory space with concerts taking place around the gas tank and adjacent areas. The factory includes a 75 metre high blast furnace, which can be climbed providing views of the nearby Karolina and Trojhalí, soon to be interconnected. This development has given rise to a new neighbourhood full of artists, modern art galleries, cafes, museums, convention and exhibition spaces. In Landek park with the mining museum, you can walk in the footsteps of the mammoth hunters, who settled at the confluence of the Oder and Ostravice rivers and see the unique Landek Venus coming from the same period. The National Historical Landmark Michal Mine should be a must-see for anyone who
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wants to experience the authentic atmosphere of mining and learn about the work of miners who used to provide us with plenty of "black gold". In addition to its industrial heritage, Ostrava also offers a range of other historical sights, cultural activities and leisure opportunities which will delight visitors of all ages and interests. Among the most popular tourist destinations in the city is the Ostrava Zoo – the second largest zoo in the Czech Republic. Other attractions include the reconstructed Silesian Ostrava Castle, a popular venue for fascinating exhibitions and cultural events, or Miniuni, a unique display of miniature scale models of famous European buildings. Each of Ostrava’s museums offers its own treasures. The Ostrava City Museum displays a 225 cm-high grandfather clock made by the master clockmaker Mr. Mašek in the early 1930s. In 2009 the museum also opened an exciting new permanent exhibition. Other interesting cultural attractions in the city are the Museum of Firefighting, the Museum of Zithers, the Cathedral of the Divine Saviour (the second largest cathedral in Moravia and Silesia after the Basilica at Velehrad), the Johann Palisa Observatory and Planetarium or the tour of the Ostravar Brewery – not forgetting a tasting session, of course. Czech Tourism, a State contributory organization founded by the Ministry of Regional Development, publishes an annual ranking of the most visited tourist destinations in the Czech Republic. In 2014, Ostrava’s attractions on the TOP 20 tourist destinations list included: Lower Vítkovice – Landek park with 808,900 visitors, the Ostrava ZOO with 540,500 visitors and the World of Miniatures, the Fairytale Ghost Cellar and Silesian Ostrava Castle with 350,000 visitors. Ostrava also offers a mobile guide which can help you find your way around the city as well as give advice and provide up-to-date information. It is available for download from the city website. Detailed tourist information is available at the branches of the Ostrava Information Service.
Visitors
can
also
find
information
and
tips
on-line
at
www.ostrava.cz
and
www.ostravainfo.cz or in the tourist guidebook to Ostrava published in 2009 by the City of Ostrava in conjunction with freytag&berndt. In 2010 the published a new tourist guide to Ostrava’s industrial heritage sites and a series of information leaflets In 2014 the City Ostrava created Code Salomon, a new tourist game for smartphones. The game is based on the story of the Rothschild family and shows tourists the City with a unique atmosphere. The mobile application takes players around interesting places while the players have to perform various tasks, look for on-site clues and information and solve logic puzzles that lead to decoding the cipher of the mysterious talisman.
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Tourist attractions, Charts: Tourists in the Ostrava region (2011–2014)
Source: SCO (2015)
Number of guests in collective accommodation establishments (2011–2014)
Source: SCO (2015) Note: TO Ostrava = Ostrava, Klimkovice, Vřesina, Dolní Lhota, Horní Lhota, Čavisov, Velká Polom
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Accommodation
13.1 Hotels
Vrbka 29 Kpt. Vajdy 3046/2 Zkrácená 2703/84
596 942 777
8
Price per person per night (CZK) od 900
597 221 111
83
od 1390
596 702 111
169
od 1161 www.clarioncongresshotelostrava.com
28. října 170
596 652 111
152
od 1190
www.harmonyclub.cz
U Nemocnice 837/2
595 221 600
-
od 1200
www.adlandek.cz/hotel/cenik
Náměstí SNP 1
596 762 511
12
Keltičkova 60 Masná 6
777 177 842 596 114 050
12
dk-akord.cz/hotel/ubytovani-v-ostraverezervace-on-line.html od 1380 www.hotel-bonum.cz
Stodolní 8
599 500 000
50
od 1616
www.hotelbrioni.cz
Macharova 16 Pobialova 10 Cihelní 128/27 Na Bunčáku 2 Petřkovická 852/2
596 134 090 596 111 247 725 11 363 596 242 247
29 12 7 -
od 860 od 1250 od 900
www.city-city.cz www.hotel-trio.cz www.hostelo.cz/Hotel-Corrado.html www.garnihotel.cz
596 110 724
17
od 850
www.hotelgreen.cz
Tyršova 6
599 099 099
162
od 2500
www.imperialhotelostrava.com
Antošovická 11
596 239 502
28
od 799
www.hotel-isora.com
Slívova 1946/7
595 245 111
22
od 1100
www.jan-maria.cz
Hotel Lowcost Ostrava
Plzeňská 2422/12
725 373 793
91
od 390
www.lc-hotel.cz
Hotel Maria***
Přívozská 23
596 110 676
46
od 950
www.hotel-maria.cz
Nádražní 186 Českobratrská 18/1742 Kafkova 1380/15
595 136 790
20
od 600
www.hotelmax-ostrava.com
595 606 600
139
-
www.mercureostrava.cz
739 074 333
10
od 1250
www.hotel-na-kafkove.cz
Nádražní 124
596 134 000
11
od 1050
www.hotelnikolas.cz/index.php
595 133 644
16
od 1300
www.palac-elektra.cz
596 626 497
19
od 800
www.hotel-ostrava.eu
Name Areál Ferdinand*** BEST WESTERN Hotel Vista**** Clarion Congress Hotel Ostrava**** Harmony Club Hotel Ostrava*** Hotel AD Landek Hotel Akord*** Hotel Best*** Hotel Bonum*** Hotel Brioni Boutique**** Hotel CITY.CITY*** Hotel Club Trio*** Hotel Corrado Hotel Garni*** Hotel Green Hotel Imperial Ostrava**** Hotel Isora***+ Hotel Jan Maria****
Hotel Max*** Hotel Mercure Ostrava Center**** Hotel Na Kafkové*** Hotel Nikolas*** Hotel Palác Elektra*** Hotel Paradise***
Address
Umělecká 305/1 28. října 272
Telepohone No. of rooms +420
Website www.arealferdinand.cz www.hotelvista.cz
od 980
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Hotel Park Inn by Radisson
Hornopolní 3313/42 Ruská 3077/135 Stodolní 11
595 195 000
185
-
www.parkinn.cz/hotel-ostrava
596 790 611
35
od 1000
www.arena-vitkovice.cz/hotel-puls/
597 609 111
16
od 1290
www.rubyblue.cz
Bohumínská 67
777 200 564
13
od 490
www.hotel-safari.cz
Hotel Sport Club***
Čkalovova 18
596 977 314
22
od 600
www.hotelsportclub.cz
Hotel Taurus Hotel a restaurace Třebovický mlýn***
Těšínská 260 Na Heleně 5004/2 Mírové náměstí 3d/519 Studentská 1770
739 035 842
-
od 900
www.hotel-taurus.cz
773 739 168
14
od 700
www.trebovickymlyn.cz
596 664 001
54
od 820
www.hotelveronika.cz
596 996 155
70
od 700
www.hotelvsb.cz
Nábřeží SPB 60
596 923 094
-
od 1290
www.zamek-poruba.cz
U Zámku 42/1
554 819 411
10
od 1490
www.zamek-zabreh.cz
Hotel Puls*** Hotel Ruby Blue**** Hotel Safari***
Hotel Veronika*** Hotel VŠB-TUO Garni*** Hotel Zámek Poruba**** Zámek Zábřeh****
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13.2 Guest houses
Name Apartmány KEMAX Hostinec Penzion Lhotka Můj Penzion Pension 69 Pension JV bar Pension U Rašků Penzion AIDA Penzion Anet Penzion B & B Ostrava
Address Verdunská 1814/3 Petřkovická 125 Výletní 1 Slavníkovců 8 Palackého 30/582 Binarova 32 Pustkovecká 4/108 U Rozvodny 428 Na Nivách 20
Jaromíra Šamala 1276/6 Penzion Blue Paradise 28. října 272 Penzion D.M.Z. Kollárova 3 Přemyslovců Penzion Exotic 599/31 Michálkovická Penzion Fermata 155 Lassallova Penzion FIKO 206/2 Penzion Florián Světlovská 35 Rrokycanova Penzion Magda 24 Penzion Motýlek Vřesová 708 Penzion na Cihelní Tomkova 7 Penzion Olymp Vřesinská 115 Penzion Paradise Raisova 25 Sokolská třída Penzion Sokolská 131 Serafinova Penzion U Kyblíků 580/37 Klimkovická Penzion V Hájku 184 Penzion Ve Dvoře Nádražní 19a
Penzion Ben Polanka
Kemp Landek
Pod Landekem 64
Telephone No. of rooms +420
Price per person per night (CZK)
Website
606 279 679
4
od 1400
www.kemax.eu
596 628 662
8
od 1200
www.hostineclhotka.cz
737 616 818 605 222 706
12 -
od 250 od 510
www.mujpenzion.cz www.pension69.cz
596 133 196
11
od 600
www.pension-jvbar.cz
603 551 081
6
od 1050
www.pensionurasku.cz
596 633 786
7
od 720
www.penzion-ov.cz
733 123 451
8
od 200
www.penzionanet.cz
777 666 655
-
od 200
http://www.penzionostravazabreh.cz/cs/
596 960 901
10
od 250
-
596 626 497 739 352 029
10 17
od 600 od 700
www.hotel-ostrava.eu www.dmz-penzion.cz
721 112 266
9
od 800
www.ubytovani-ostrava.com
605 406 730
4
od 650
www.penzionfermata.cz
596 244 861
-
od 250
-
596 768 101
-
-
www.penzion-florian.com
596 232 386
3
od 650
www.penzionmagda.eu
556 425 128 737 888 855 777 026 001 596 626 497
9 9 6 -
od 650 od 600 od 575 od 700
www.motylek.penzion.com www.penzion-cihelni.cz penzion-olymp.webnode.cz/ www.hotel-ostrava.eu
604 538 761
19
od 220
www.montaspol.cz
595 626 259
9
od 640
www.ubytovna-ostrava.cz
731 908 338
7
od 550
penzionvhajku.cz/
608 335 844
8
od 850
www.penzion-ve-dvore.cz
702 206 689
-
od 70
www.landekpark.cz
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13.3 Furnished temporary accommodation Name Hotelový dům Areál Hotelový dům DMH Hotelový dům Elmontex Hotelový dům Hlubina Provozní zařízení Kovák
Address
Telephone +420
No. of rooms
Plzeňská 6 Výškovická 122 Edisonova 88
596 704 111 774 113 422 596 780 778
304 75 60
Horní 54
596 792 111
221
Vratimovská 142
596 238 207
-
Price per person per night (CZK) od 350 od 395 od 363
Website
www.hotelovydumareal.cz www.hoteldmh.cz www.elmontex.cz www.lukray.cz/pages/hotelod 124 hlubina/cenik.php od 130 www.arcelormittal.com/ostrava
13.4 Hostels
Name Sportovní areál TJ Mittal Ostrava Ubytovna Laguna
Address
Telephone +420 No. of rooms
Varenská 40a
596 611 940
8
Oběžná 1086/4 Martinovská 3176/3
773 601 735
-
596 952 856
70
Ubytovna Metalurg
U studia 29
595 783 067
-
Ubytovna Nerudova
Nerudova 23
737 283 504 599 505 211
34
28. října 82
596 625 542
Ubytovna Martinov
Ubytovna Pod mostem Ubytovna Stars Ubytovna Šalamoun Ubytování u ARÉNY
Novoveská 2011/15 Nedbalova 14 U cementárny 1337/3
Price per person per night (CZK)
Website
www.tjostrava.cz/index.php?clanek= 11 -
od 220
od 280
www.hotelak.cz
od 198 www.boswell.cz/index.php/3-ustudia od 310
www.ubytovnanerudova.cz
50
od 280
www.ubytovnapodmostem.cz
606 723 928
-
od 190
www.ubytovna-stars.cz
596 621 424
-
od 310
www.ubytovnasalamoun.cz
775 762 044
-
od 300
www.ubytovani-pronajem.cz
Ubytovna Vítek
Adamusova 2
595 953 630
-
od 198
Ubytovna VP 1
Ruská 29/46
595 955 244
74
od 423
www.boswell.cz/index.php/4adamusova www.ubytovnavp1.cz
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13.5 Student halls of residence Koleje VŠB-TU Ostrava Studentská 1770
Studentská Residence Slezská
708 32 Ostrava-Poruba
Československé Armády 1612/25
tel.: +420 596 996 155 (114)
710 00 Ostrava - Slezská Ostrava
fax: +420 596 996 164 (499)
tel.: +420 555 558 231
www.vsb.cz
www.koleje-slezska.cz
Studentské koleje Vista Kpt. Vajdy 3046/2 700 30 Ostrava www.ubytovani-studentske-koleje-vista-ostrava.az-ubytovani.info/
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13.6 Conference and exhibition facilities „Trojhalí Karolina“ Na Prádle 702 00, Ostrava www.dolnioblastvitkovice.cz
Klub Alfa Veleslavínova 2 702 00, Ostrava www.tanecni-ostrava.cz
Divadlo Antonína Dvořáka Smetanovo náměstí 3104/8A 720 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 276 114 www.ndm.cz
Komorní klub Velfíkova 8, 700 30, Ostrava – Hrabůvka Tel.: +420 596 739 107 www.kzoj.cz
Důl Hlubina Vítkovická 1708/17 702 00 Ostrava www.dolnivitkovice.cz
Kulturní dům K-TRIO Dr. Martínka 1439/4 700 30, Ostrava - Hrabůvka Tel.: +420 596 739 107 www.kzoj.cz
OSTRAVA ARENA Ruská 3077/135 702 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 707 303 www.arena-vitkovice.cz/cez-arena/
Landek Park Pod Landekem 64 725 29, Ostrava Tel.: +420 602 532 414 www.landekpark.cz
Cinema City Jantarová 3344/4 702 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 255 742 021 www.cinemacity.cz
Dolní oblast Vítkovice Ruská 2887/101 706 02 Ostrava Tel.: +420 724 267 678 www.dolnioblastvitkovice.cz
Cinestar Ostrava Novinářská 6c 702 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 737 227 761 firmy.cinestar.cz/
Dolní oblast Vítkovice GONG Ruská 2887/101 706 02 Ostrava Tel.: +420 724 267 678 www.dolnioblastvitkovice.cz
Divadlo Jiřího Myrona Čs. Legií 148/14 702 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 276 114 www.ndm.cz
Výstaviště Černá louka Výstaviště černá louka 726 28, Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 167 112 www.cerna-louka.cz
Kino Luna Výškovická 113, 700 30, Ostrava – Hrabůvka Tel.: +420 596 751 712 www.kzoj.cz
Slezskoostravský hrad Hradní 1 710 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 721 262 690 www.slezskoostravskyhrad.cz
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Clarion Congress Hotel Ostrava*) Zkrácená 2703 700 30, Ostrava - Zábřeh Tel.: +420 596 702 111 www.ccho.cz
Imperial Hotel Ostrava*) Tyršova 6 701 38, Ostrava 1 Tel.: +420 599 099 779 www.imperialhotelostrava.com
Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Ostrava*) Hornopolní 3313/42 702 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 195 000 www.parkinn.cz/hotel-ostrava
Hotel Mercure Ostrava Center*) Českobratrská 18/ 1742 702 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 606 600 www.mercureostrava.cz
VŠB-TUO 17. listopadu 15/2172 708 33, Ostrava Tel: +420 596 995 335 www.vsb.cz
MA´MA café restaurant Business Center Ostrava Poděbradova 2738/16 702 00, Ostrava www.mamacz.cz
Seminární centrum Akademie Hrušovská 16 702 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 134 255 www.centrumakademie.cz Dům kultury města Ostravy 28. října 124/2556 709 24, Ostrava Tel.: +420 597 489 111 www.dkmoas.cz Dům kultury Akord Náměstí SNP 1 700 30, Ostrava – Zábřeh Tel.: +420 596 762 511 www.dk-akord.cz 4
*) Many more hotels in Ostrava also offer facilities
for
conferences,
seminars,
workshops and similar events. Only four hotels are given as examples here. Conferences or congresses can be also held at less traditional venues such as museums,
theatres
etc.
information www.conventionostrava.cz.
For
more visit:
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Conference in accommodation establishments in MS Region 2006 Number of events Number of participants
2007
2008
2009
170
264
369
772
31 694
45 640
71 501
100 699
2010 710
2011 1 008
2012 1 078
98 337 135 478 189 059
2013 613
2014 744
85 675 105 047
Source: CSO (2015)
The statistics is based on the methodology of the Czech Statistical Office only using data from entities which provide accommodation services. As a result, this methodology provides distorted information, as it does not include the number of large congresses and conferences in facilities such as Gong, Černá Louka exposition grounds, Landek Park and many others. Currently there are efforts to eliminate this trend and create a model allowing the acquisition of quality statistical data. Interest in organizing congresses in Ostrava is growing, especially after the opening of Gong and the Lower Vítkovice compound. The decline in the number of events and participants in 2013 was due to the reconstruction of the Clarion Congress Hotel Ostrava to increase its capacity.
Congress capacity in Ostrava
Capacity 200 people and more Capacity lower than 200 people
Source: OCA (2015)
Number of device 2013 2014 20 21 2 2
2015 23 3
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14
Bodies of the City, City Districts and Municipal Organizations
In accordance with the Act No. 128/2000 Sb. on Municipalities (on municipal constitution), as amended, Ostrava is a "statutory city" (in Czech: statutární město, i.e. one with special selfgoverning privileges). The territory of the City is divided into 23 city districts. At the same time, the City is a municipality with extended competence. In terms of its size, the largest city district is Silesian Ostrava (4,174 ha) and the smallest city district is Pustkovec (108 ha). In terms of population as of 1 January 2015, the largest city district is Ostrava-Jih (population of 108,127), followed by Ostrava-Poruba (population of 67,365), Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz (population of 39,270). The internal administrative arrangement of the City is laid down in a generally binding ordinance – the ”Statute” of the City of Ostrava. The City has a two-tier system of management. The City Assembly, City Council, the Mayor, Ostrava City Authority and Ostrava Municipal Police constitute the first tier. The second tier, i.e. the tier of city districts, is represented by city district assemblies, councils, mayors and city district authorities.
14.1 City administration The City Assembly is the highest-ranking decision-making body of the City. Members are elected by citizens for a four-year electoral period. The Assembly has 55 members and its sessions are open to the public. The City Assembly sets up committees as its advisory and controlling bodies. The City Council is the executive body of the City. It has 11 members: the Mayor, the Deputy Mayors and a further four members of the Assembly who act as Councillors. The Council and the Mayor are Assembly members elected to these positions by the Assembly. Sessions of the Council are closed to the public. The City Council appoints commissions as its advisory and initiatory bodies. The Mayor of the City is elected by the Assembly and represents the City in public. The City Authority consists of the Mayor – who is the head of the Authority – plus the Deputy Mayors, the City Authority Secretary and the employees of the City Authority. It carries out tasks assigned to it by the Assembly and the Council as well as standard local government duties. The Authority carries out these duties on the basis of current legal regulations.
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The City Secretary coordinates and monitors the activities of all City Authority employees. The Secretary is appointed and dismissed by the Mayor after approval by the Director of the Regional Authority. The City Authority is divided into departments set up by the City Council.
Special City Bodies City Police Force www.ostrava.cz/en/urad/mesto-a-jeho-organy
14.2 Municipal District administration Municipal District Assemblies Municipal District Councils Mayors Municipal District Authorities Special Municipal District bodies
www.ostrava.cz/cs/o-meste/mestske-obvody
14.3 City organizations Contributory organizations Commercial companies Public service organizations
www.ostrava.cz/cs/o-meste/organizace-a-instituce/mestske-organizace
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15 Contacts 15.1 Important institutions Agentura pro regionální rozvoj, a. s. Na Jízdárně 7 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 691 211 www.arr.cz BIC Ostrava, s.r.o. Ruská 83/24 703 00 Ostrava-Vítkovice Tel.: +420 597 317 381 www.bicova.cz CzechInvest - Regionální kancelář pro MSK Na Hradbách 18 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 198 481 www.czechinvest.org Česko-polská obchodní komora Janáčkova 10 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 612 230 www.opolsku.cz/
Podnikatelský inkubátor Ostrava Studentská 6202/17 708 00 Ostrava – Poruba Tel.: +420 597 329 003 pi.cpit.vsb.cz
VŠB
–
TU
Institut Rozvoje Podnikání, s.r.o. Michálkovická 1859/226 710 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 229 000 www.irp.cz Ostravský informační servis, s.r.o. Jurečkova 1935/12 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 123 913 www.ostravainfo.cz RPIC-ViP s.r.o. Výstavní 2224/8 709 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 174 279 www.rpic-vip.cz
Úřad Regionální rady Na Jízdárně 2824/2 702 00 Ostrava - Moravská Ostrava Tel.: +420 552 303 555 www.rr-moravskoslezsko.cz
Úřad práce v Ostravě 30. dubna 3130/2c, 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 950 143 511 portal.mpsv.cz/sz/local/ot_info
Krajská hospodářská komora MSK Výstavní 2224/8 709 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 597 479 333 www.khkmsk.cz
Sdružení pro rozvoj Moravskoslezského kraje, z. s. Výstavní 2224/ 8, 709 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 693 880 www.msunion.cz
Krajský úřad - Moravskoslezský kraj 28. října 117 702 18 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 622 222 www.kr-moravskoslezsky.cz
Statutární město Ostrava - Magistrát Prokešovo náměstí 8, 729 30 Ostrava Tel.: +420 599 444 444 (ústředna) Tel.: +420 599 443 242 (stř. info služeb) Tel.: +420 844 121 314 (eSMO) www.ostrava.cz
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15.2 Important public administration bodies and courts Finanční úřad Ostrava I Jurečkova 2 700 39 Ostrava 1 Tel.: +420 596 150 111 cds.mfcr.cz Finanční úřad Ostrava II Horní 1619/63 700 46 Ostrava – Jih Tel.: +420 596 705 111 cds.mfcr.cz Finanční úřad Ostrava III Opavská 6177/74 a 708 13 Ostrava – Poruba Tel.: +420 596 905 111 cds.mfcr.cz Hasičský záchranný sbor Moravskoslezského kraje Výškovická 40 700 30 Ostrava-Zábřeh Tel.: +420 950 730 311 www.hzsmsk.cz Katastrální úřad pro Moravskoslezský kraj, katastrální pracoviště Ostrava Vítkovická 2, 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 944 111 www.cuzk.cz Oblastní inspektorát práce pro Moravskoslezský kraj a Olomoucký kraj se sídlem v Ostravě Živičná 1123/2 702 69 Ostrava Tel.: +420 950 179 211 www.suip.cz Okresní státní zastupitelství Ostrava U Soudu 6187/4 728 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 972 111 portal.justice.cz Krajská hygienická stanice Moravskoslezského kraje Na Bělidle 7 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 138 111 www.khsova.cz
Krajské státní zastupitelství v Ostravě Na Hradbách 1836/21 729 01 Ostrava 1 Tel.: +420 595 131 511 portal.justice.cz/Justice2/Soud/soud.aspx?j=2 2&o=12&k=277 Krajský soud v Ostravě Havlíčkovo nábřeží 1835/34 728 81 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 153 111 portal.justice.cz/ Národní památkový ústav, odborné pracoviště v Ostravě Korejská 876/12 702 00 Ostrava - Přívoz Tel.: +420 595 133 911 uop-os.npu.cz/
územní
Oblastní inspektorát práce pro Moravskoslezský a Olomoucký kraj Živičná 2 702 69 Ostrava Tel.: +420 950 179 211 www.suip.cz/oip10 Obvodní báňský úřad v Ostravě Veleslavínova 1598/18 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 100 211 www.cbusbs.cz/obu-ostrava.aspx Okresní soud v Ostravě U Soudu 6187/4 708 00 Ostrava - Poruba Tel.: +420 596 972 111 portal.justice.cz/ Okresní správa sociálního zabezpečení Ostrava Zelená 34 a 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 662 111 www.cssz.cz Policie ČR – Správa Severomoravského kraje, Městské ředitelství 30. dubna 24 728 99 Ostrava Tel.: +420 974 721 111 www.mvcr.cz
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Policie ČR – Oblastní ředitelství služby cizinecké a pohraniční policie Ostrava Milíčova 20 728 51 Ostrava Tel.: +420 974 720 229 www.mvcr.cz Pozemkový fond ČR - Územní pracoviště Ostrava Nádražní 869/55 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420-595 151 210 www.pfcr.cz
Úřad práce v Ostravě 30. dubna 3130/2c 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 950 143 511 portal.mpsv.cz/sz/local/ot_info Úřad pro zastupování státu ve věcech majetkových, Územní pracoviště Ostrava Lihovarská 1335/9 716 10 Ostrava - Radvanice Tel.: +420 597 315 111 www.uzsvm.cz Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ostravě Partyzánské nám. 7 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 200 111 www.zuova.cz
15.3 15.3.1
Important institutions in research, development and innovation Research & development organizations
Centrum městského a regionálního managementu - Ostravská Univerzita Přírodovědecká fakulta, Katedra sociální geografie a regionálního rozvoje Chittussiho 10 710 00 Ostrava-Slezská Ostrava Tel.: +420 597 092 333 Email:
[email protected] www.mestskymarketing.cz Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava 17. listopadu 1790, 708 52 Ostrava-Poruba Tel.: +420 597 371 111 Email:
[email protected] www.fno.cz Fyzikálně technický zkušební ústav, s. p. Pikartská 7, 716 07 Ostrava – Radvanice Tel.: +420 596 232 715 Email:
[email protected] www.ftzu.cz MATERIÁLOVÝ A METALURGICKÝ VÝZKUM s.r.o. Pohraniční 693/31 706 02 Ostrava-Vítkovice Tel.: +420 595 956 029 www.mmvyzkum.cz
ArcelorMittal Ostrava, a.s. Vratimovská 689, 707 02 Ostrava – Kunčice Tel.: +420 597 331 111 ostrava.arcelormittal.com Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě Dvořákova 7, 701 03 Ostrava 1 Tel.: +420 597 460 111 Email:
[email protected] www.osu.cz Technický a zkušební ústav stavební Praha Pobočka Ostrava U studia 14, 730 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 707 201 Email:
[email protected] www.tzus.cz Ústav geoniky Akademie věd ČR Ostrava Studentská 1768, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba Tel.: +420 596 979 111 Email:
[email protected] www.ugn.cas.cz
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Výzkumný ústav vodohospodářský T.G.Masaryka – veřejná výzkumná instituce Pobočka Ostrava-Přívoz Macharova 5/594, 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 134 800 www.vuv.cz VÍTKOVICE TESTING CENTER s.r.o. Pohraniční 584/142 709 00 Ostrava –Hulváky Tel.: +420 595 956 299 E-mail:
[email protected] www.labatest.cz
15.3.2
VVUÚ, a.s. Pikartská 1337/7, 716 07 Radvanice Tel.: +420 596 252 111 Email:
[email protected], www.vvuu.cz Vysoká škola báňská – TU Ostrava Tř. 17. listopadu 15, 7080 33 Ostrava Tel: +420 597 321 111 www.vsb.cz Vysoká škola podnikání, a.s. Michálkovická 1810/181, 710 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 228 111 E-mail:
[email protected] www.vsp.cz
Companies operating within the Ostrava Science and Technology Park
1. CORY CZ spol. s r. o. Advey services, spol. s r. o. Alfa Plastik, a. s. AVE Soft, s. r. o. CGI IT Czech Republic, s. r. o. CORPEVA industries, s. r. o. DET NORSKE VERITAS CZ, s. r. o. ELCOM, a. s. ForSTEEL, s. r. o. HELLA AUTOTECHNIK, s. r. o. Ing. Libor Holub, Ph. D. IT Lab czech, s. r. o. Ingeteam, a. s. Intelligence, a. s. KROB software, s. r. o. LOGICON Partner, s. r. o. NITTA Systems, s. r. o. Parametric Systems, s. r. o. POLL, s. r. o. Railsformers, s. r. o. SKF CZ, a. s. Svaz kováren ČR, o. s. SPPA group, s. r. o. SvětHostingu.cz T-MAPY spol. s r. o. Tieto Czech, s. r. o. VTPO Zebu webdesign, s. r. o. Source: www.vtpo.cz (2015)
http://www.1cory.cz/ http://www.advey.cz/ http://www.alfaplastik.cz/ http://www.avesoft.cz/ http://www.cgi.com/en/ceska-republika http://www.corpevaindustries.cz/ http://www.dnvba.com/cz/Pages/default.aspx http://www.elcom.cz/cz/ http://www.forsteel.cz/ http://www.hella.com/ http://www.katalogtip.cz/ http://www.itlab.cz/ http://www.ingeteam.cz/ http://www.itelligence.cz/ http://www.autoplan.cz/ http://www.logicon.cz/ http://www.nitta-systems.cz/ http://www.ptsystems.eu/ http://www.poll.cz/ http://www.railsformers.com/ http://www.skf.com/cz/index.html/ http://www.skcr.org/ http://www.sppa.cz/ http://www.svethostingu.cz/ http://www.tmapy.cz/ http://www.tieto.cz/ http://vtpo.cz/ http://www.zebu.cz/
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15.3.3 Companies operating within the Business Incubator, VŠB-TU Ostrava 3IT úspěšný eshop, s. r. o AlfaWolf, s. r. o.
http://www.3it.cz/ www.alfawolf.eu
AMITY Technologies s. r. o.
http://weebloo.com/
Archifabrika, s. r. o. AstrumQ Interactive, s. r. o.
http://www.archifabrika.cz/ www.astrumq.com
ATEsystem, s. r. o.
www.atesystem.cz
Bezpečnostně technologický klastr, o. s.
www.btklastr.cz
Business Success
www.success.cz
CEOS DATA, s. r. o.
www.ceosdata.com
Ceos Service, s. r. o.
rejstrik-firem.kurzy.cz/01642359/bassama-sro
CertiCon, a. s.
http://www.certicon.cz/
Clever Decision spol. s r. o.
http://www.cleverdecision.com/ www.comtax.cz http://obchodnirejstrik.cz/f-d-u-spol-s-r-o61944785 www.evici.cz
ComTax Advising, s. r. o. CONSULT TAX OSTRAVA, s. r. o. Evici Webdesign, s. r. o. Future building systems s. r. o. GARVIS Solutions, s. r. o. GeoCitySolutions, s. r. o
http://www.inteligentnibudovy.cz/ www.garvis.cz
IDC CEMA, s. r. o.
http://transparentcity.cz/ rejstrik-firem.kurzy.cz/02231298/high-endcomputing-services-sro www.idc-cema.com, www.idc.com
INESTA ALTA, s. r. o
www.nizkoenergetickydum.cz
Ing Milena Axmannová
www.ekoax.cz
Ing. Tomáš Nohál
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Moravskoslezský automobilový klastr, o. s.
www.autoklastr.cz
Moravskoslezský dřevařský klastr, o. s.
www.msdk.cz
Moravský energetický klastr, o. s.
www.msek.cz
MTL spol. s r. o.
Nadační fond NABLA
http://mtl-sro.cz/ http://rejstrik-firem.kurzy.cz/26879671/damsonagency-sro/statisticky-urad www.nfnabla.cz
Olympus Czech Group, s. r. o., člen koncernu
www.olympus.cz
Profiq, s. r. o Projektově.CZ, s. r. o.
http://www.profiq.com/ www.projektove.cz
PZ - stavService, s. r. o.
www.pz-stavservice.cz
RKA SW Systems, s. r. o.
www.sw4people.cz
SCOVECO, s. r. o.
www.scoveco.cz
SEW-EURODRIVE CZ, s. r. o.
www.sew-eurodrive.cz
High End Computing Services, s. r. o.
myBigSearch. com, s. r. o.
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Silesia Energy spol. s r. o. Software Development Europe, s. r. o. Svaz průmyslu a dopravy ČR TEPELNÁ ČERPADLA MORAVA, s. r. o. Uniwise, s. r. o. Vítkovice – výzkum a vývoj – technické aplikace, a. s.
http://www.sdeusa.com/ www.spcr.cz http://www.tc-morava.cz/ www.uniwise.cz www.vitkovice.net
Source: inkubator.vsb.cz (2015)
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Clusters in Ostrava
Bezpečnostně-technologický klastr, o. s. Ing. Robert Chlebiš Lumírova 13, 700 30, Ostrava – Výškovice Tel.: +420 597 329 061, +420 734 467 089 Email:
[email protected] www.btklastr.cz/
IT Cluster Ing. Vladimír Mlateček - manažer klastru VŠB – TU, Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky 17. listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava – Poruba Tel.: +420 597 323 022; +420 731 505 315 E-mail:
[email protected] www.itcluster.cz
Družstvo ENVICRACK klastr obnovitelných zdrojů energie
KLACR, o. s. – Moravskoslezský klastr cestovního ruchu
Ing. František Peterka - manažer klastru
Mgr. Petra Volkmerová – projektový manažer
1.máje 34/120, 703 00 Ostrava – Vítkovice Tel: +420 596 600 100, +420 602 533 935 Email:
[email protected] www.envicrack.cz
U Tiskárny 9, 702 00 Ostrava GSM: +420 734 114 154 E-mail:
[email protected] www.klacr.cz
Moravskoslezský automobilový klastr, o. s. Ing. Ladislav Glogar - výkonný manažer klastru Podnikatelský inkubátor VŠB-TU Ostrava Studentská 6202/17, 700 32 Ostrava-Poruba Tel: +420 558 272 433 Email:
[email protected] www.autoklastr.cz
Moravskoslezský dřevařský klastr, občanské sdružení (MSDK) Ing. Jan Poledník - výkonný manažer klastru Studentská 6202, 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba Tel: +420 558 272 429 Email:
[email protected];
[email protected] www.msdk.cz
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Moravskoslezský energetický klastr, o. s.
Národní strojírenský klastr, o. s.
(MSEK) Ing. Jan Poledník – výkonný ředitel klastru Podnikatelský inkubátor VŠB-TU Ostrava
Ing. Ladislav Mravec – manažer klastru Ruská 2887/101, 703 00 Ostrava – Vítkovice Tel.: +420 595 957 008 E-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected] www.nskova.cz
Studentská 6202, 708 33 Ostrava – Poruba Email:
[email protected] Tel: +420 558 272 430, +420 737 286 065 www.msek.cz Moravský lesnický klastr, o. s. Ing. Jan Řezáč – výkonný ředitel Antonína Brože 2, 700 30 Ostrava – Zábřeh e-mail:
[email protected] www.lesnickyklastr.cz
Český telekomunikační klastr, o. s. Martin Šigut - předseda představenstva 28. října 102, 702 00, Ostrava - Moravská Ostrava e-mail:
[email protected] www.projekt-mvno.cz/index.htm
Klastr sociálních inovací a podniků SINEC Bc. Jana Juřenová MSc. – prezidentka U Studia 33, 700 30 Ostrava-Zábřeh Tel.: +420 603 523 876 E-mail: infolastr-socialnich-podniku.cz www.klastr-socialnich-podniku.cz
15.4 Selected IT companies ALFA Computer CZ, s.r.o. 28. října 231 709 00 Ostrava – Mariánské Hory Tel.: +420 597 582 800 www.alfacomp.cz
Crux information technology s.r.o. Mlýnská 2353/12 702 00 Ostrava 1 tel: +420 597 829 990 www.cruxit.com
APLIS.CZ, a.s. – pobočka Ostrava Boleslavova 19 709 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 639 950 www.aplis.cz
D3Soft s.r.o. Ocelářská 2969/12 703 00 Ostrava - Vítkovice Tel.: +420 596 603 121 www.d3soft.cz
AUTOCONT CZ, a.s. Hornopolní 3322/34 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 910 971 111 www.autocont.cz
ha-vel family s.r.o. Křišťanova 1049/15 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 552 302 302 www.ha-velfamily.cz
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OVA!!!CLOUD.net a.s. Hájkova 1100/13 702 00 Ostrava – Přívoz Tel.: +420 555 135 001 www.ovacloud.net PEGATRON Czech, s.r.o. Na rovince 862 720 00 Ostrava – Hrabová Tel.: +420 596 766 111 pegatron.jobs.cz Pit Software, s.r.o. Nádražní 140 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 133 936 www.pitsoftware.cz VIAVIS a.s. Obránců Míru 237/35 703 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 174 250 www.viavis.cz FLAME System, s.r.o. Mojmírovců 8 709 00 Ostrava – Mariánské Hory Tel.: +420 596 138 413 www.flame.cz Hewlett-Packard s.r.o. – pobočka Ostrava 28. října 3117/61 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 159 111 www.hp.cz IBM ČR, s.r.o. - pobočka Ostrava Havlíčkovo nábřeží 38 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 120 963 www.ibm.com/cz
Ingeteam a.s. Technologická 371/1 708 00 Ostrava – Pustkovec Tel.: +420 597 326 800 www.ingeteam.cz K2 atmitec s.r.o. Koksární 1097/7 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 135 111 www.k2atmitec.cz KVADOS Mobile Solutions, s.r.o. Pivovarská 4/10 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 126 210 www.myavis.cz VÍTKOVICE IT SOLUTIONS a.s. Cihelní 14 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 663 111 itsolutions.vitkovice.cz Arrow ECS, a.s. Tvorkovských 5 709 00 Ostrava - Mariánské Hory Tel.: +420 597 488 811 www.arrowecs.cz Siemens, s.r.o. 28. října 150/2663 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 597 400 660 www.siemens.cz Tieto Czech s.r.o. 28. října 3346/91 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 597 159 900 www.tieto.cz
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15.5 Banks AXA ČR - Regionální ředitelství Ostrava Na Hradbách 5/1161 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 621 059 AXA has other branches in Ostrava. www.axa.cz
mBank, pobočka Ostrava (Commerzbank) Zámecká 1507 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 155 310 www.mbank.cz
Citibank, a.s., pobočka Ostrava (Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation) Nádražní 643/11, 700 39 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 130 401 www.citibank.cz
Oberbank AG Ostrava Stodolní 1 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 108 511 www.oberbank.cz
Commerzbank AG, pobočka Ostrava Na Hradbách 2 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 131 861 www.commerzbank.cz
Poštovní spořitelna – regionální finanční centrum Ul. 28. října 150 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 693 411 PS has other branches in Ostrava. www.postovnisporitelna.cz
Česká národní banka, pobočka Ostrava Nádražní 4 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 151 111 www.cnb.cz Česká spořitelna, a.s., pobočka Ostrava (Erste Bank) nám. Dr. E. Beneše 6, 702 70 Ostrava Tel.: +420 956 760 000 Česká spořitelna has other branches in Ostrava. www.csas.cz Českomoravská záruční a banka, a.s., pobočka Ostrava Přívozská 133/4 701 77 Ostrava Tel.: +420 597 583 111 www.cmzrb.cz
rozvojová
Československá obchodní banka, a.s., pobočka Ostrava (KBC Group N.V.) Nádražní 170 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 134 711 ČSOB has other branches in Ostrava. www.csob.cz
GE Money Bank, pobočka Ostrava (General Electric) Masarykovo nám. 32 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 131 162 www.gemoney.cz Hypoteční banka, a.s., pobočka Ostrava (ČSOB, a.s.) Nádražní 81,702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 599 508 811 www.hypotecnibanka.cz ING Bank (ING Group) Novinářská 6a 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 800 159 159 www.ing.cz LBBW Bank CZ a.s., pobočka Ostrava Dlouhá 3/194 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 151 511 www.lbbw.cz
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Komerční banka, a.s., pobočka Ostrava (Société Générale Group) Nádražní 12 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 955 562 111 KB has other branches in Ostrava. www.kb.cz Korea Exchange Bank 3F AXIS OFFICE PARK, budova C Na Rovince 879 720 00 Ostrava - Hrabová Tel.: +420 595 700 900 www.keb.co.kr Raiffeisen Bank, pobočka Ostrava Na Hradbách 546/8 702 00 Ostrava 1 Tel.: +420 595 131 411 Raiffeisen Bank has other branches in Ostrava. www.rb.cz
UniCredit Bank ČR, a.s., pobočka Ostrava (UniCredit Group) Smetanovo nám.1 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 955 959 829 UniCredit Bank has other branches in Ostrava. www.unicreditbank.cz Volksbank CZ, a.s., pobočka Ostrava (Volksbank International AG) 28. října 3138/41 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 543 525 901 www.volksbank.cz Wüstenrot Smetanovo náměstí 2 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 263 180 www.wuestenrot.cz Air Bank a.s. Masarykovo nám. 21 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 606 024 249 www.airbank.cz
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Selected stores & shopping centres
FORUM Nová Karolina Jantarová 3344/4 702 00 Ostrava 2 Tel.: +420 221 015 962 www.nova-karolina.cz
Platforma Ostrava Krmelínská 2/780, 720 00 Ostrava – Hrabová Tel.: +420 595 705 040 www.platforma.cz
AVION Shopping Park Ostrava Rudná 3114/114, Ostrava – Zábřeh Tel.: +420 597 434 900 www.ostrava.avionshoppingpark.cz
IKEA ČR, s.r.o. Rudná 110, 700 30 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 783 462 www.ikea.cz
Baumax ČR a.s., filiálka Ostrava Novoveská ulice 3137 709 00 Ostrava – Mariánské Hory Tel.: +420 596 625 232-5 Baumax has other branches in Ostrava. www.baumax.cz
Albert Hypermarket, provozovna Ostrava – Dubina Horní 283/87, 700 30 Ostrava Tel.: +420 597 310 011 Interspar has other branches in Ostrava. www.interspar.cz
Futurum Ostrava Novinářská 3178/6a, 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 693 000 www.futurumostrava.cz
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LASO Ostrava Spectrum stores, a.s. Masarykovo náměstí 15, 702 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 273 111 www.laso-ostrava.cz Globus ČR, k.s. Opavská 326/90, 708 00 Ostrava - Plesná Tel.: +420 596 988 111 www.globus.cz
Hornbach, Baumarkt CS, s.r.o. Bílovecká 3, 721 00 Ostrava – Svinov Tel.: +420 597 224 000 www.hornbach.cz Hornbach has other branches in Ostrava. Albert Hypermarket Ostrava Shopping Park Rudná 114/3114, Ostrava – Zábřeh Tel.: +420 595 705 111 www.ialbert.cz Albert has other branches in Ostrava. OBI Market Ostrava (Kutil, k. s.) Výškovická 3123/46, 700 30 Ostrava Tel.: +420 595 781 830 www.obi.cz Kaufland ČR, v.o.s. Obchodní centrum Grmelova 2032/2, 709 00 O. -Mariánské Hory Tel.: +420 596 633 560 www.kaufland-online.cz Kaufland has other branches in Ostrava.
MAKRO ČR, s.r.o. Samoobslužný velkoobchod Místecká 280, 720 00 Ostrava - Hrabová Tel.: +420 844 999 111 www.makro.cz SCONTO nábytek, s.r.o. Grmelova 4/2033, 709 00 Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 663 700 www.sconto.cz Tesco Stores ČR, a. s. Futurum Ostrava Novinářská 3178/6a 702 00, Ostrava Tel.: +420 596 666 111 www.itesco.cz Tesco has other branches in Ostrava.
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List of Abbreviations
CHMI
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
CSO
Czech Statistical Office
ISAE
Information System on Average Earnings
JLL
Jones Lang LaSalle
OCA
Ostrava City Authority
MLSA
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic
MSR
Moravian-Silesian Region
PHC
Population and Housing Census
LO
Labour Office
VŠB-TU
VŠB - Technical University
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Fact Sheets Ostrava 2015 Produced by Strategic Development Department of the Ostrava City Authority Head of Strategic Development Department: Ing. Václav Palička E-mail:
[email protected]
Published by the City of Ostrava Prokešovo náměstí 8, 729 30 Ostrava, Czech Republic Date of publication: October 2015
