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Havířov
Havířov () 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 was founded in 1955 and is the youngest Czech city. It is an industrial city, historically associated with hard coal mining in the region. Administrative division Havířov consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): * Bludovice (2,616) *Dolní Datyně (580) * Dolní Suchá (1,011) *Město (28,871) *Podlesí (13,660) * Prostřední Suchá (4,439) * Šumbark (15,668) * Životice (1,308) 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', ... [...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] |
Šumbark
( Polish: , ) 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 about 16,000. 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, formed in 1290 in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bludovice (Havířov)
Bludovice () (until 1960 Dolní Bludovice; , ) is a village and part of Havířov in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but after the expansion of Havířov founded in 1955 it became an administrative part of this city in 1960. The Lučina River flows through the village. It has a population of 2,744 (2020). The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History The village was first mentioned in a written document as a seat of a Catholic parish in an incomplete register of Peter's Pence payment from 1335 as ''Bluda'' and as such the parish was one of the oldest in the region. It was again mentioned in the register of Peter's Pence payment from 1447 among 50 parishes of Teschen deanery as ''Bluda''. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Datyně
(Polish language, Polish: , ) 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 (feudal tenure), 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 municipality, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statutory City (Czech Republic)
In the Czech Republic, a statutory city () 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 (sg. ') with their own elected councils; such a statutory city has to issue a statute (') that delimits power to boroughs. However, 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 administered directly. Brn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lučina (river)
The Lučina () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Ostravice (river), Ostravice. It flows through the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is long. Etymology Until 1956, the river was named Lucina. After the municipality of Lučina (Frýdek-Místek District), Lučina was founded in 1956, the river was renamed Lučina. Characteristic The Lučina originates in the territory of Komorní Lhotka in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids at an elevation of and flows to Ostrava, where it merges with the Ostravice River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The average discharge at its mouth is . The longest tributaries of the Lučina are: In addition to its tributaries, the river receives water from the Morávka (river), Morávka River through the Morávka–Žermanice canal (also called Vyšní Lhoty–Žermanice canal). The canal was built in 1953–1958 and has a length of . Its purpose is to strengthen the flood protection of settlements on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostřední Suchá
Prostřední Suchá (, ) 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 4,595 (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 ''Prostřední'' (German: Mittel, Polish: Średnia) means ''middle'' denoting its ''middle'' location in comparison to sister settlements: Dolní Suchá (''Lower'') and Horní Suchá (''Upper''). History The village evolved in between the sister settlements of Dolní Suchá and Horní Suchá. In 1725 a local manor is mentioned as ''Statek w Postrzedni Suchey leżyczy''. After the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire, a modern municipality, municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Suchá
Dolní Suchá (, ) 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 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 ''both'' in Latin), the other being Horní Suchá. Politically the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Životice (Havířov)
(Polish language, Polish: , , formerly ''Ziwotitz'') is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was previously a separate municipality, but became administratively part of the city of Havířov in 1960. It has a population of 1,339 (2020). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. On 6 August 1944, the village was the site of the ''Żywocice Massacre'', the largest mass murder within Cieszyn Silesia during World War II, during which 36 residents of Životice and neighbouring villages were shot dead by the Nazis. Životice was thus nicknamed the "Silesian Lidice". Name The name is patronymic in origin, derived from the personal name ''Żywot''. History The village's oldest recorded mention in a written document was as ''Ziboticze'' in 1450. At that time it belonged to the Duchy of Teschen, a Fee (feudal tenure), fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which became part of the Habsburg monarchy after 1526. After the Revolutions of 1848 i ... [...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] |
Horní Suchá
Horní Suchá (, ) is a municipality and village in the Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,300 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority. 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 Vratislaviensis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
