Photo: Vít Pohanka, Radio Prague International
In a new episode of Czechast, we stay in Ostrava, once the proud industrial heart of Czechoslovakia. The city has faced tough decades since the fall of heavy industry, but new projects are giving it a fresh pulse. Among them is the University of Ostrava’s city campus — a symbol of how education and creativity can help renew even the most hard-hit regions.
Ostrava, long known for its coal mines, steelworks, and smokestacks, went through one of the most painful economic transformations in Czechia after the 1990s.
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Author: Vít Pohanka