title: Ostravice
text: # Ostravice
  
  Ostravice (German: Ostrawitz, Polish: Ostrawica) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Ostravice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the valley of the Ostravice River. The highest point of the municipality is just below the top of Lysá hora at about 1,320 metres (4,330 ft).
  
  ## History
  
  The first written mention of Ostravice is from 1581, when it was part of the Hukvaldy estate.
  
  In 1951, the territory of Ostravice and neighbouring Staré Hamry was newly divided.
  
  ## Economy
  
  Ostravice serves year-round as a tourist resort.
  
  