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Havířov
Havířov (; pl, ) is a city in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 69,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. Havířov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Havířov was founded in 1955 and is the youngest Czech city. Administrative parts The city is made up of eight administrative parts: * Bludovice *Dolní Datyně * Dolní Suchá *Město *Podlesí * Prostřední Suchá *Šumbark * Životice Etymology In a competition to name the city in 1956, various names were suggested, such as Stalin, Gottwaldův Horníkov (after Klement Gottwald), Zápotockýgrad (after Antonín Zápotocký) and "Čestprácov" (derived from the Socialist-era greeting ''čest práci''). Eventually it was decided that the city should be named Havířov (from ''havíř'', i.e. "miner", with the possessive suffix -ov). History The first written mention of settlements in today's Havířov area is from 1305 (Horní Such ...
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MFK Havířov
MFK Havířov is a Czech football club located in Havířov. It currently plays in Divize E, which is in the Czech Fourth Division. In the 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons, the club played in the Czech 2. Liga. Historical names * 1922 ČSK Moravská Suchá * AFK Suchá * SK Beskyd Havířov * Baník Dukla Havířov * Baník Dukla Suchá * TJ Dolu Dukla Suchá * TJ Baník Havířov * FK Baník Havířov * 2003 FK Havířov * 2006 MFK Havířov Managers Bohuš Keler Bohuslav "Bohuš" Keler (born 8 September 1961 in Karviná) is a Czech football manager and former player who played during most of his career for FC Vítkovice. Club career Keler played in 113 Czechoslovak First League matches for FC Vítkovi ... is the current club manager, having taken over in January 2011. References External links * Football clubs in the Czech Republic Association football clubs established in 1992 Havířov 1922 establishments in Czechoslovakia {{CzechRe ...
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Dolní Datyně
(Polish: , german: Nieder Dattin) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of the city of Havířov in 1974. It had a population of 576 in 2020. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. At 218 hectares in area it is one of the smallest villages in Zaolzie, and it is one of the youngest villages in the whole of Cieszyn Silesia. History The settlement of Datyně was first mentioned in 1577 as ''z Datynie''. It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia and a part of the Habsburg monarchy. Later two separate settlements were differentiated: Dolní and Horní Datyně. After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. The village became a part of the municipality of Dolní Bludovice but gained independent status in June 1864. It was the subscribed ...
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Statutory City (Czech Republic)
In the Czech Republic, a statutory city ( cs, statutární město) is a municipal corporation that has been granted city status by Act of Parliament. It is more prestigious than the simple title ' ("town"), which can be awarded by the Cabinet of the Czech Republic, cabinet and Chair of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, chair of the Chamber of Deputies to a municipality which applies for it. Differences of statutory city Statutory city status is partially ceremonial; the mayor is called ', rather than the ' of other municipalities. Statutory cities are allowed to subdivide into self-governing city boroughs (sg. ' or city parts ') with their own elected councils; such a statutory city has to issue a statute (') that delimits power to boroughs. As of 2022 only seven statutory cities have done so. Cities Brno, Plzeň, Ústí nad Labem and Pardubice are divided into city boroughs, and Liberec has only one city borough with rest of the city being admini ...
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Životice (Havířov)
(Polish: , german: Zywotitz, formerly ''Ziwotitz'') is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but after the expansion of the city of Havířov created in 1955 it became administratively a part of this city in 1960. It has a population of 1,339 (2020). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The name is patronymic in origin derived from personal name ''Żywot''. History The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1450 as ''Ziboticze''. Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was subscribed to the political and legal district of Cieszyn. According to the censuses conducted in 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1910 the population of the mu ...
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Šumbark
(Polish: , german: Schumbarg) was a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but in 1960 became administratively a part of the city of Havířov built in 1955. It has a population of 17,082 (2020). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It was formerly a village but during the communist era a massive construction of so-called paneláks occurred during the construction of a new city of Havířov, and Šumbark was transformed to an urban neighbourhood. Still some old houses remain although the majority of the population of Šumbark live in paneláks. Etymology The name is of German origin (''Schönberg'', German: ''beautiful hill'') and was later polonized (not czechized as in Czech ''berg'' tends to change into ''perk'', compare: Šumperk, Vimperk, etc.). History The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1430 as ''Schomberg''. Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, form ...
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Dolní Suchá
(Polish language, Polish: , german: Nieder Suchau) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Havířov in 1960. It has a population of 901 (2020). The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The name is of topographic origin, supposedly derived from an older name of a hypothetical river or stream ''Sucha'', literally ''dry'', therefore disappearing. The supplementary adjective ''Dolní'' (German: Nieder, Polish: Dolna) means ''Lower'' denoting its ''lower'' location in comparison to sister settlements: Prostřední Suchá (''Middle'') and Horní Suchá (''Upper''). History The village 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 in Sucha utraque''. It meant that there were two villages of that name (''utraque'' meaning ...
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