Vítkovice or Mariánské Hory?
Two older neighbourhoods a few stops from Ostrava’s centre. Vítkovice with red-brick workers’ colonies and the Dolní oblast Vítkovic in the south, Mariánské Hory with apartment houses in the west.
Vítkovice lies south of the centre, Mariánské Hory to the west. Both are older neighbourhoods of brick and apartment houses, and from either the centre is a few tram stops away. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Vítkovice | Mariánské Hory | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 10 000 Kč | 11 200 Kč |
| To the centre | 13 min | 12 min |
| From the centre at night | 35 min | 19 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 18 % | 68 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 11 | 24 |
| Bars and pubs | 1 | 2 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 8 % | 15 % |
| To a park | 217 m | 296 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 86 % | 84 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 93 % | 91 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +6.3 °C | +4.2 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 11 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 46 % | 95 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 16 % | 52 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 34 % | 37 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 34 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 3 % | 26 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 26 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 100 % | 100 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 24 | 31 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +3.4 % | +2.5 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 4 % | 5 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 65 | 10 |
| Flats on district heating | 27 % | 68 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 2 % | 23 % |
Vítkovice
A neighbourhood that grew around the Vítkovice ironworks. Workers’ colonies of red brick, the town hall on Mírové náměstí and the Dolní oblast Vítkovic, where the old blast furnaces became a place for concerts and exhibitions. It has the Vítkovice hospital and the medical faculty of the University of Ostrava. It suits anyone drawn to the industrial atmosphere who wants the centre close.
Mariánské Hory
An older neighbourhood west of the centre, now part of the Mariánské Hory a Hulváky district. Apartment houses from the first half of the 20th century prevail, with newer buildings in between. The centre is a few tram stops away. It suits anyone who wants to live close to the centre, but not right in its bustle.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want green space behind the house: the rows with parks and woods, and the guide to Ostrava’s green neighbourhoods.
- You want quiet: the guide quiet living in Ostrava with the neighbourhoods ranked by noise.
- You have children: the rows with schools and playgrounds, and the catchment school of the exact address.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Ostrava.
The guide to living in central Ostrava compares more neighbourhoods around the centre. Before you sign a lease, check the flat itself: in older buildings a lot depends on their condition and on where the windows face.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to live in Vítkovice or Mariánské Hory?
It depends on what matters to you. The table on this page shows both side by side from current data: rent, the trip to the centre by day and at night, shops, restaurants, green space, schools and doctors. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Where is rent cheaper, Vítkovice or Mariánské Hory?
The typical rent of a 2+kk flat from the Ministry of Finance rent map is in the first row of the comparison, computed live from the latest data. The rents of every Ostrava neighbourhood are in the guide on how much rent costs in Ostrava.
