Vítkovice was mentioned in the deed of Petr and Jan of Paskov from 1357 for the first time. In 1396 found Vítkovice itself in the property of the village magistrate Jan Kopáč while it was incorporated into the Hukvaldy Domain following the purchase by the Bishop of Olomouc until 1848. A social and economic revolution invaded the poor, unimportant village in 1828 when Archbishop Cärdinal Rudolf of Olomouc founded a puddle furnace plant here. Vítkovice set on the way of development toward Austrian Monarchy's largest metallurgical centre. Father of the typical local architecture was Paul Kupelwieser (1843-1919) who restored the company to prosperity, securing it a leading position in the world of metallurgy. The red-brick architecture of hollow, insulating bricks gave rise to company residences and private management villas. Two local dominants - the St Paul's Church (consecrated on 10 October, 1886) and the Town Hall of 1902 are built in the same style. In 1908 Vítkovice became town whose population climaxed at 27,359 in 1921. In 1924 Vítkovice was incorporated into the town of Moravská Ostrava. Since 1990 Vítkovice has been one of Ostrava's City Districts with its own local administration, residing in the historic town hall, coat-of-arms and flag. A revitalising campaign is going on in partly deserted V'tkovice. The population now amounts to 7,500. There are some 20 cultural monuments in the protected urban zone around the Peace Square.

The historic town hall of 1902