Mariánské Hory a Hulváky (lit. 'Mariánské Hory and Hulváky') is a city district of the city of Ostrava in the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-central part of the city, it comprises the city parts Mariánské Hory, located in the northern part of the borough, and Hulváky, located in the southern part. Both were originally separate municipalities. On 24 November 1990, it became one of the 23 self-governing boroughs of Ostrava. It has 11,629 inhabitants.
Etymology The name Mariánské Hory means literally 'Marian mountains' in modern Czech, but hory is also an archaic term for a mining area.
The name Hulváky likely derives from the German word Hohlweg, meaning 'sunken road'.
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