Stará Bělá
Stará Bělá | |
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 Junácká street in Stará Bělá | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Stará Bělá in Ostrava | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′41″N 18°14′17″E / 49.7615°N 18.238°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian Region |
| City | Ostrava |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.93 km2 (5.378 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,980 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 724 00 |
| Website | https://starabela.ostrava.cz/cs |
Stará Bělá is a borough and municipal district of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic, situated in the southern part of the city. Originally, it was a separate village, until it merged with Ostrava in 1945. In 1954, Stará Bělá separated from Ostrava and remained independent until 1960, when it became part of the Frýdek-Místek district. In 1975, Stará Bělá became part of Ostrava once again.[2] On 24 November 1990, it became one of the 23 self-governing boroughs of Ostrava.[3]
Etymology
The name is derived from the creek Bělá, which flows through the area.[4] The word bělá comes from the Czech adjective bílý, meaning white – hence, the name refers to a 'white creek'.[5] The adjective stará (feminine form of starý), which means old, was added to distinguish the municipality from its younger neighbor, Nová Bělá.[6][7]
Gallery
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Elementary school in Stará Bělá -
Erratic boulders in Stará Bělá
References
- ^ "Results of the 2021 Census - Open data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Jsem ze Staré Bělé! Proč se tu žije nejlépe v Ostravě?". www.patriotmagazin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Ostravské městské obvody – eOstrava.cz" (in Czech). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Základní údaje — Čeština". starabela.ostrava.cz. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Tomášův Internet - Proti proudu Bělé od soutoku k prameni". www.pohodar.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Památky obce Stará Bělá, politický okres Moravská Ostrava". www.soupispamatek.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Z Nové Bělé do Mitrovic – ostravskepesiny.cz" (in Czech). 12 April 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.