Frydek-Mistek is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is the administrative centre of Frydek-Mistek District. Frydek-Mistek is located at the confluence of the rivers Ostravice and Moravka in the foothills of the Beskyds near the borders of Poland (25 km) and Slovakia (35 km). The city has about 55,000 inhabitants. Nowadays, there are over 80,000 residents in the city including its suburbs of separate municipalities (Stare Mesto, Sviadnov, Baška, Dobra, Palkovice and other municipalities).