Poruba (Ostrava)

Poruba is an administrative district of the city of Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic.

It lies in the historical region of Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1377.

Heavy industrialization of Ostrava in the second half of the 19th century didn't have major impact on Poruba which retained its agricultural character.

Census asked people for their native language, 1,381 (98.6%) were Czech-speaking.

[1] Major event in the history of Poruba was a decision of communist authorities to build here a large complex of apartment buildings which were supposed to house workers who came to Ostrava from various parts of the country in large numbers after World War II.