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Karviná
Karviná (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Olza (river), Olza River in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Karviná is known as an industrial city with tradition in coal mining. The historic centre in Karviná-Fryštát is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Karviná consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Doly (Karviná), Doly (20) *Fryštát (2,432) *Hranice (7,071) *Lázně Darkov (363) *Louky (Karviná), Louky (381) *Mizerov (10,595) *Nové Město (12,531) *Ráj (14,453) *Staré Město (Karviná), Staré Město (627) Etymology According to the most proable theory, the name is derived from the Proto-Slavic language, Old Slavic words ''karw'' ('bull') and ''karwa'' ('cow'). The suffix ''-ina'' indicates that it was a place for grazing cows. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karviná District
Karviná District () is a Okres, district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Karviná, but the most populated city is Havířov. Administrative division Karviná District is divided into five Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Karviná, Bohumín, Český Těšín, Havířov and Orlová. List of municipalities Cities and towns are marked in bold: Albrechtice (Karviná District), Albrechtice – Bohumín – Český Těšín – Chotěbuz – Dětmarovice – Dolní Lutyně – Doubrava (Karviná District), Doubrava – Havířov – Horní Bludovice – Horní Suchá – Karviná – Orlová – Petrovice u Karviné – Petřvald (Karviná District), Petřvald – Rychvald – Stonava – Těrlicko Geography Karviná District borders Poland in the east and north. Part of the historic Trans-Olza region lies withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ráj
Ráj (, ) is a municipal part of the city of Karviná in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but in 1948 became a part of Karviná. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and has about 14,000 inhabitants. The hospital is located there, as well as the football field, home of the local team MFK Karviná. Etymology The name is cultural in origin, literally ''paradise'', ''fertile and beautiful land''. History The settlement was first mentioned in a Latin document of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław, Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item Frienstad in Ray''. It meant that the village served as the foundation ground for Fryštát (''Frienstad''), and as such it had to be much older. Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of History of Poland#Fragmentation, feudal fragmentation of Polan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moravian-Silesian Region
The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was 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 Silesia, Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. The region borders the Olomouc Region to the west and the Zlín Region to the south. It also borders two other countries – Poland (Opole Voivodeship, Opole and Silesian Voivodeships) to the north and Slovakia (Žilina Region) to the east. It is a highly Industrialisation, industrialized region, its capital Ostrava was actually called the "Steel Heart of the Republic". In addition, it has several mountainous areas where the landscape is relatively preserved. Nowadays, the economy of the region benefits from its location in the Czech/Polish/Slovak borderlands. Administrative division Traditionally, the region has been divided into six districts () which still exist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizerov
Mizerov (, ) is a district of the city of Karviná in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was formerly an independent village but was later incorporated into Fryštát, and later Karviná. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( ; or ; or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided betwe ... and was first mentioned in a written document in 1618. Mizerov has about 11,000 inhabitants. Demographics References Karviná Villages in Karviná District Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doly (Karviná)
Doly (, lit. "mines") is a district of the city of Karviná in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on the southwestern edge of the city, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and has a population of 810 (2001). In the area of the district was located a settlement called Solca (, ), historically an independent village, now abandoned. History The village of Karviná was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Carvina XI) mansi''. It meant that the village was obliged to pay a tithe from 11 smaller lans. The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what would later be known as Upper Silesia. In the document from 1331 it was mentioned under an alias name as ''Arnoldesdorf'' which indicates substantial German settlement alongside indigenous Slavic one. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staré Město (Karviná)
Staré Město (, , lit. "old town") is a district of the city of Karviná in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on the right bank of the Olza river, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and has a population of 855 (2001). History It could have been first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Cula sunt XL mansi, de quibus monachi de Orlavia XVI) mansos ab antiquo habent, reliqui vero spectant ad mensam episcopalem.'' It meant that the village had 40 smaller lans, and that it was from long time obliged to pay a tithe from 16 of the lans to the Benedictine abbey in Orlová, and from the rest to bishops. So it was obvious that the village was much older, probably it could have been established in the 12th century, or even in the tribal era, when the Golensizi tribe dwelled in the area. It could have been also (re)settled by Benedictine a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fryštát
Fryštát (; ; ; Cieszyn Silesia dialect, Cieszyn Silesian: ) is an administrative part of the city of Karviná in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Until 1948 it was a separate town. It lies on the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History It was first mentioned in a Latin document of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław, Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''Frienstad''. It meant that the a new town was being founded on the ground of the older village Ráj (''Ray''). The creation of the town was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia. Politically it belonged initially to the Duchy of Cieszyn, formed in 1290 in the process of History of Poland#Fragmentation, feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty until 1653. In the document from 132 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lázně Darkov
Lázně Darkov (formerly Darkov; , ) is a spa village and administrative part of Karviná in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Till 1948 it was a separate municipality. It lies on the Olza River in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. In 2011, Lázně Darkov had a population of 301. Etymology The name is possessive in origin derived from personal name ''Darek''. After the World War II the word ''Lázně'' (meaning "spa") was added. History Some sources state that the village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Bertholdi villa debent esse XLV mansi'', however it is unlikely and disputed. Surely it was later mentioned in a written document in 1447 as ''Darkow''. Politically it belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In 1573 it was sold as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
