Frýdek-Místek
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Frýdek-Místek (ˈfriːdɛk ˈmiːstɛk, ; ) is a city in Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...

 of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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. It is the administrative center of Frýdek-Místek District
Frýdek-Místek District
Frýdek-Místek District is a district within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Frýdek-Místek. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative divisions...

. It comprises two formerly independent towns, Frýdek and Místek, divided by the Ostravice River
Ostravice River
Ostravice is a river in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It originates in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids and then flows through Ostravice, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Frýdek-Místek and Paskov to Ostrava where it enters the Oder as its right tributary...

. Frýdek, east of the river, is a part of the historical region of Těšín Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...

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Weather: Winters are cold and cloudy the days are short winter there is mostly with snow. January's average temperature is about -5 °C. Summers are usually warm, with plenty of rain. July's average temperature is about 18 °C (64 °F).

The highest temperature is: +35.9°C
The lowest temperature is: -34.8°C

Twin towns — Sister cities

Frýdek-Místek is twinned with:
Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała
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, Poland
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, Slovakia
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, Iowa
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, Russia
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