"Ostrava grew in importance due to its position at the heart of a major coalfield, becoming an important industrial centre. It was previously known as the ...
country´s "steel heart" thanks to its status as a coal-mining and metallurgical centre, but since the Velvet Revolution (the fall of communism in 1989) it has undergone radical and far-reaching changes to its economic base. Industries have been thoroughly restructured, and the last coal was mined in the city in 1994. However, remnants of the city´s industrial past are visible in the Lower Vítkovice area, a former coal-mining, coke production and ironworks complex in the city centre which retains its historic industrial architecture. Lower Vítkovice has applied for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
- Latitude49.835556030273
- Longitude18.292499542236