Mariánské Hory a Hulváky
Mariánské Hory a Hulváky | |
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Stojanovo náměstí (Stojan's Square) in Mariánské Hory a Hulváky | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Mariánské Hory a Hulváky in Ostrava | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′56″N 18°15′07″E / 49.8322°N 18.252°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian Region |
| City | Ostrava |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.35 km2 (2.838 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 11,629 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 709 00 |
| Website | https://marianskehory.ostrava.cz/cs |
Mariánské Hory a Hulváky is a borough and municipal district of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic, situated in the north-central part of the city. It comprises the city parts Mariánské Hory, located in the northern part of the borough, and Hulváky, located in the southern part. Both were originally separate municipalities.[2] On 24 November 1990, it became one of the 23 self-governing boroughs of Ostrava.[3]
Etymology
Mariánské Hory
The word mariánské (feminine plural form of mariánský) means “related to Mary”, and hory (the plural of hora) is an archaic Czech term for a mining area.[4]
Hulváky
The word likely derives from the German word Hohlweg, meaning sunken road.[5]
Gallery
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Church of Virgin Mary the Queen in Mariánské Hory
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Industrial zone in Mariánské Hory
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Forest in Hulváky
References
- ^ "Results of the 2021 Census - Open data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Historie". Ostrava.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Ostravské městské obvody – eOstrava.cz" (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ David, Jaroslav (2012). Paměť města - názvy míst Ostrava (in Czech) (1st ed.). Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita. p. 35. ISBN 978-80-7464-141-1.
- ^ "Hulváky a jejich pojmenování". Ostrava.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2025.