Frýdek-Místek

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Frýdek-Místek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfriːdɛk ˈmiːstɛk], Polish: Frydek-Mistek; German: Friede(c)k-Mistek, Silesian: Frydek-Mistek) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is the administrative centre of Frýdek-Místek District. It has about 55,000 inhabitants, and over 80,000 within its larger urban area. Frýdek-Místek is located at the confluence of the rivers Ostravice and Morávka in the foothills of the Beskyds near the borders of Poland 25 km (16 mi) and Slovakia 35 km (22 mi).