Stará Bělá is a

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and municipal district of the city of

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

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, 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 Frýdek-Místek District () is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Frýdek-Místek. Administrative division Frýdek-Místek District is divided into four administrative districts of munici ...

. In 1975, Stará Bělá became part of Ostrava once again. On 24 November 1990, it became one of the 23 self-governing boroughs of Ostrava.

Etymology

The name is derived from the

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Bělá, which flows through the area. The word ''bělá'' comes from the

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''bílý'', meaning ''white –'' hence, the name refers to a 'white creek'. The adjective ''stará'' (feminine form of ''starý''), which means ''old'', was added to distinguish the municipality from its younger neighbor,

Nová Bělá Nová 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 1941. In 1954, Nová Bělá separated fro ...

Gallery

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in Stará Bělá File:Bludné balvany v parku, Stará Bělá, Ostrava 2.jpg, Erratic boulders in Stará Bělá

References

{{reflist Ostrava Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic