Bělský les in Ostrava

Bělský les, which now has the character of a forest park, covers an area of ​​160 ha in the cadastre of Staré Bělá and Výškovice. From the end of the 13th century, the forest was part of the Stará Bělá fiefdom. In the 17th century, the estate was bought by the Olomouc chapter. Initially, it was a fir forest, beech, oak and linden also grew here in abundance, in the 18th century conifers and birches were added. In 1931, Moravská Ostrava bought the forest to obtain…