Frýdlant nad Ostravicí consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Frýdlant nad Ostravicí is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Frýdek-Místek and 23 km (14 mi) south of Ostrava.

In 1402, Frýdlant was sold by lords of Kravaře to Duke Przemyslaus I Noszak and joined to Duchy of Teschen.

[3] In the 16th century, Frýdlant was sold to the Olomouc Bishopric and became part of the Hukvaldy estate.

During the Thirty Years' War, Frýdlant suffered from frequent army crossings.

Thanks to the development of the ironworks and the prosperous paper mill, the village was promoted by Maria Theresa to the market town again in 1775.

[8] The monastery of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo with a neo-Romanesque chapel dates from the second half of the 19th century.