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Vítkovice as the miner colonies in Manchester, UK

Travel in your thoughts to Manchester, UK, which, just like Ostrava, is replete with industrial architecture, city quarters built of red bricks and a great industrial history!

Have a listen to the stories of the families of industrialists, who fulfilled their visionary dreams in both Ostrava and Manchester. The British Lever brothers, founders of Unilever, a world-renowned producer of drugstore products, built an entire village including a hospital, school and swimming pool for their workers. The same line of thinking was adopted by Paul Kupelwieser, the manager of the then-called Vítkovice Steel Mill and founder of New Vítkovice. Aside from the worker’s colonies, the modern district also offered a girl’s school, hospital, town hall, cafeteria for employees and boys’ dormitories.

The workers’ colonies are conducive to a walk even today. Have a peek into the Štítová, Josefínská or Sirotčí colonies. You can also admire the other building that survived from the New Vítkovice era – the town hall or St. Paul’s church on Mírové náměstí. And then head out to the Lower Vítkovice Area!

Availability of tours in English

Narrated tours of the Vítkovice district are provided by the Ostrava Information Center. To book a tour in English, please call us at least 5 days in advance at +420 724 166 992 or book by email at pruvodce@ostravainfo.cz.

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In Vítkovice, don’t forget to visit the former Lower Vítkovice industrial complex, truly one of the top experiences to be had in Ostrava.

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What not to miss in the area

Michal mine in Ostrava

Visit places where coal was mined. At the Michal mine, you will have the feeling that the miners just left yesterday.

New City Hall viewing tower, Ostrava

At the observation deck on top of the highest city hall in the country, Ostrava will feel like it’s on the palm of your hand. You will be able to see as far as Vítkovice! Our experienced guides will be happy to acquaint you with the city in English as well.

Komenského sady, the green heart of Ostrava

Take a break from all the industrial stimulation and head out to Komenského sady – the perhaps most beautiful park in Ostrava, located right behind the New City Hall. The park is an ideal place for relaxing in the grass or exercising on your bike or inline skates.

Landek Park mining museum, Ostrava

Together with a former miner, descend down into a former mine, which, just like the steel mill, had been founded by the Olomouc archbishopric before belonging to the Rothschild family.