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Karviná District
Karviná District ( cs, okres Karviná, pl, powiat Karwina) is a district ('' okres'') within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Karviná. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative divisions in the area of former Fryštát District. Karviná District is part of Czech Silesia. The Karviná District is facing a fast population decline. The population decreased between 2010 and 2019. In 2019, there was 23,445 people (8.6%). Complete list of municipalities Albrechtice – Bohumín – Český Těšín – Chotěbuz – Dětmarovice – Dolní Lutyně – Doubrava – Havířov – Horní Bludovice – Horní Suchá – Karviná – Orlová – Petrovice u Karviné – Petřvald – Rychvald – Stonava – Těrlicko Těrlicko (; pl, , german: Tierlitzko) is a municipality in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. Administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of The Czech Republic
Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic. After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities. Establishment In 1960, Czechoslovakia was re-divided into districts ('' okres'', plural ''okresy'') often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split in the 1990s from Šumperk District. Three consisted only of statutory cities Brno, Ostrava and Plzeň which gained the status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has a special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time and not being a part of any district, but ten district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chotěbuz
( pl, , german: Kotzobendz) is a municipality and village in the Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Polish minority makes up 17.0% of the population. Etymology The name of Chotěbuz is derived from an old Slavic personal name ''Chotěbud'' in Czech / ''Kocobąd'' or ''Chociebąd'' in Polish. The name originally meant "Chotěbud's castle". Geography Chotěbuz lies on the border with Poland in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is located on the left bank of the Olza River. The highest point of the municipality is the hill Potůčky with an elevation of . History Chotěbuz is one of the oldest villages in Cieszyn Silesia. There was a Slavic fortified settlement ('' gord''). It was an important centre since the 8th century. At the beginning of the 11th century, people abandoned the gord and founded a new castle and town on a promontory above the Olza, known as Cieszyn. Near the old place a new settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Těrlicko
Těrlicko (; pl, , german: Tierlitzko) is a municipality in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. Administrative parts Těrlicko is made up of villages of Dolní Těrlicko, Horní Těrlicko and Hradiště. Etymology The name could be derived from the so-called ''cierlice'', which was a tool used to comb flax. Another theory derives the name from ''Cierla'' or ''Cierlava'', which were older names of the Stonávka River. Geography Těrlicko is located next to Havířov, about southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the western part of the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is Babí hora Hill at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the shores of Těrlicko Reservoir, which was built on the Stonávka River in 1962. It has an area of . History Těrlicko was first mentioned in the document of Pope Gregory IX issued for Benedictine abbey in Tyniec in 122 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stonava
Stonava ( pl, , german: Steinau) is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority. Etymology The name is of topographic origin, derived from the older name of the Stonávka River, which itself denoted ''a murmuring river''. As ''Stonawa'' it was then mentioned in 1432, a German name ''Steinau'' appeared in the 18th century. Geography Stonava lies about south of Karviná and east of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the Ostrava Basin lowland. The Stonávka River flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Stonava (as ''Stoen'') is from 1388, when lord Hanke von Stoen was mentioned as owner of Stonava. In 1580, a fortress in Stonava is first mentioned. The most notable owners of the fortress and the village was the Larisch family, which owned it shortly after 1590 and then from 1743 unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rychvald
( pl, , german: Reichwaldau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,600 inhabitants. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from 1305 as ''Richinwalde''. The village could have been founded during the colonization by Benedictine monks from the Orlová monastery, probably at the end of the 13th century. Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. The village became a seat of a Catholic parish, mentioned in the register of Peter's Pence payment from 1447 among 50 parishes of Teschen deaconry as ''Reychenwald''. In 1573, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petřvald (Karviná District)
Petřvald (; pl, Pietwałd ; german: Peterswald) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History 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 will be later known as Upper Silesia. The settlement was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from 1305 as ''Petirwalde''. Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. The village became a seat of a Catholic parish, mentioned in the register of Peter's Pence payment from 1447 among 50 parishes of Teschen deaconry as ''Petirswalde''. After 1540s Protestant Reformation pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrovice U Karviné
(1920–1952 ''Petrovice''; pl, , german: Petrowitz bei Freistadt) is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dolní Marklovice, Prstná and Závada (Petrovice u Karviné), Závada are administrative parts of Petrovice u Karviné. Etymology The name is patronymic in origin, derived from the personal name ''Petr/Piotr'', meaning "Petr's village". Petrovice was renamed Petrovice u Karviné after the extension of the municipality in 1952. Geography Petrovice u Karviné lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia on the border with Poland. It is located in the Ostrava Basin, north of the city centre of Karviná. The Petrůvka (river), Petrůvka River flows through the municipality and forms a part of the Czech-Polish border. It enters the Olza (river), Olza in Závada. The Szotkówka Stream springs in Prstná. There are several ponds in the municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlová
Orlová (; pl, ; german: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Orlová is made up of four town parts: Lazy, Lutyně, Město and Poruba. Etymology The name is most probably possessive in origin, derived from the personal Slavic name ''Orel / Orzeł'' (literally "eagle" in English), although it may also be of topographic origins. Geography Orlová is located about east of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Ostrava Basin. The town is situated at the confluence of the streams Rychvaldská Stružka and Petřvaldská Stružka. There are several ponds in the territory. History 12th–18th centuries According to legend, Duke Mieszko IV Tanglefoot went hunting with his pregnant wife Ludmila. As they rested upon a hill, an eagle suddenly took flight, frightening the couple. The eagle dropped his prey, which fell to earth near them. Ludmil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Suchá
( pl, , german: Obersuchau) is a municipality and village in the Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,400 inhabitants. Polish minority makes up 15.1% of the population. Etymology The name Suchá literally means "dry". According to one theory, the name is derived from the name of a hypothetical river or stream ''Sucha'', which dried up. The supplementary adjective ''Horní'' means "Upper" denoting its upper location in comparison to sister settlements: Prostřední Suchá ("Middle") and Dolní Suchá ("Lower"). Geography Horní Suchá is located next to Havířov, about southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia in the Ostrava Basin lowland. History Horní Suchá may have been founded by Polish monks from the Order of Saint Benedict from the Orlová monastery. The first mention of the village comes from a Latin document of the Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Bludovice
Horní Bludovice ( pl, Błędowice Górne, german: Ober Bludowitz) is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Prostřední Bludovice is an administrative part of Horní Bludovice. Geography Horní Bludovice is located about west of Karviná and east of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The municipality lies mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, but Prostřední Bludovice extends into the Ostrava Basin lowland. The highest point is the hill Kohout with an elevation of . The Lučina River flows through the municipality. History The village of ''Bludovice'' (which was later known as Dolní Bludovice) was first mentioned in 1335. The division to Horní and Dolní Bludovice (Lower and Upper Bludovice) developed in the 15th century. Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen within the Kingdom of Bohemia T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doubrava (Karviná)
Doubrava may refer to: Places in the Czech Republic *Doubrava (Karviná District), a municipality and village in the Moravian-Silesian Region * Doubrava (Aš), a village and part of Aš in the Karlovy Vary Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Chrášťany (České Budějovice District) in the South Bohemian Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Hořice in the Hradec Králové Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Kostomlátky in the Central Bohemian Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Lipová (Cheb District) in the Karlovy Vary Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Nýřany in the Plzeň Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Puclice in the Plzeň Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Vlachovo Březí in the South Bohemian Region *Doubrava, a village and part of Žďár (Mladá Boleslav District) in the Central Bohemian Region *Karlov t. Doubrava, a village and part of Vidice (Kutná Hora District) in the Central Bohemian Region People *Jaroslav Doubrava Jaroslav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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