| Staříč | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Moravian-Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Frýdek-Místek |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.6858°N 18.2728°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1258 |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.97 |
| Elevation M: | 327 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2249 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 739 43 |
Staříč is a municipality and village in the Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.
According to local historian Vincenc Prasek, the village was presumably named after a person called "Stařek" or "Stařík".[2]
Staříč is located about 5km (03miles) west of Frýdek-Místek and 12km (07miles) south of Ostrava. It lies mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, only the northeastern part of the municipal territory extedns into the Ostrava Basin. The highest point is the hill Strážnice at 393m (1,289feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Staříč is from 1258.[2]
The D56 motorway from Ostrava to the Frýdek-Místek passes through the municipality.
The main landmark of Staříč is the Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross. It was built in the 16th century and modified in the Baroque style. The tower was added in 1757.[2] [3]
On the Okrouhlá hill is the eponymous observation tower. The tower, which is also used for telecommunication purposes, is high. The viewing platform is located at a height of .[4]