Moravská Ostrava: nature and quiet

Moravská Ostrava: parks and greenery, noise by day and night, air, summer heat, radon, floods and tap water.

Parks and greenery

9 %

of the area is parks and forests

Less green than average Ostrava 22 %

85 %

of addresses have all-day noise over 60 dB (Lden)

Noisier than average Ostrava 65 %

14. quietest of 17 neighbourhoods →

Parks and forests in Moravská Ostrava

Komenského sady 35 ha
Sady doktorky Milady Horákové 12 ha
Husův sad 1.2 ha
Zahrada přítomnosti 0.8 ha
Bezručův sad 0.7 ha
park Československých letců (Sad Felixe Dzeržinského) 0.4 ha
Park Ernsta Kornera 0.3 ha

Details

209 m

typical walk to a park or forest

Parks farther than average Ostrava 163 m

9 %

of the area is green, gardens included

Less green than average Ostrava 22 %

88 %

of addresses have over 50 dB at night

Noisier than average Ostrava 71 %

Parks, forests and all greenery (plus gardens, meadows, orchards, vineyards, allotments, cemeteries) are counted from the neighbourhood’s area, the distance to a park (from 0.2 ha) or forest (from 1 ha) as the crow flies as the median over the neighbourhood’s addresses.

Air: NO₂ 19.7 µg/m³, PM2.5 17.3 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 15.1) · worse than usual in the city. Average of 2020–2024.
24. cleanest air of 24 neighbourhoods →

In summer the surface here is 5.7 °C warmer than the city average. Surface temperature from Landsat satellite images, summers 2024–2025.
23. coolest in summer of 24 neighbourhoods →

Trees and shrubs cover 13 % of the area, sealed surfaces 69 %. Copernicus satellite land-cover map, 2021.
20. most trees of 24 neighbourhoods →

Bedrock radon index: mostly low. A measurement decides for a specific plot.
20. lowest radon of 24 neighbourhoods →

Water in the city: supply + sewage 111.11 CZK/m³ incl. VAT (2025) (+1.5 % on 2024)
Where water is cheapest: towns compared →

2,346 addresses (100.0 %) on undermined land (Přívoz, Vítkovice, Mariánské Hory) (city-wide 48.1 %). Old mine tunnels and landslides can damage a house; for a specific plot, ask the building office.
Which neighbourhoods have the most stable ground →

Frequently asked questions

Is there traffic noise in Moravská Ostrava?

85 % of addresses have all-day traffic noise above 60 dB (2022 strategic noise map, Lden). The median of Ostrava’s neighbourhoods is 59 %.

How far is a park or forest from Moravská Ostrava?

Half of the addresses have a park or forest within 209 m. The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 162 m.

What is the radon index in Moravská Ostrava?

By the Czech Geological Survey map, the bedrock under Moravská Ostrava has a mostly low radon index; no address has a high one (city-wide 0 % of addresses). A measurement decides for a given house.

Is Moravská Ostrava undermined or on a landslide?

2,346 addresses lie on undermined land, with old mine tunnels below the surface: 100 % (Přívoz, Vítkovice, Mariánské Hory); city-wide it is 48 % of addresses. No address lies on a slope deformation (city-wide 0.7 % of addresses). The figure holds for the area; for a specific house, ask the building office before you buy.

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Data updated 10 Nov 2026