Karviná District

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Karviná District
Okres Karviná
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′N 18°29′E / 49.833°N 18.483°E / 49.833; 18.483
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
CapitalKarviná
Area
 • Total
356.22 km2 (137.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
240,831
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities17
* Cities and towns7
* Market towns0

Karviná District (Czech: okres Karviná) is a 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

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Karviná District is divided into five administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Karviná, Bohumín, Český Těšín, Havířov and Orlová.

List of municipalities

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Cities and towns are marked in bold:

AlbrechticeBohumínČeský TěšínChotěbuzDětmaroviceDolní LutyněDoubravaHavířovHorní BludoviceHorní SucháKarvináOrlováPetrovice u KarvinéPetřvaldRychvaldStonavaTěrlicko

Geography

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Český Těšín and surrounding landscape

Karviná District borders Poland in the east and north. Part of the historic Trans-Olza region lies within the district. The terrain is flat and slightly undulating, without significant hills. The territory extends into two geomorphological mesoregions: Ostrava Basin (north and centre) and Moravian-Silesian Foothills (south). The highest point of the district is the hill Šachta in Český Těšín with an elevation of 427 m (1,401 ft). The lowest point of the district is the riverbed of the Oder in Bohumín at 191 m (627 ft).

From the total district area of 356.2 km2 (137.5 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 177.4 km2 (68.5 sq mi), forests occupy 52.0 km2 (20.1 sq mi), and water area occupies 22.6 km2 (8.7 sq mi). Forests cover 14.6% of the district's area.[1]

The territory is rich in both rivers and bodies of water. The most important river of the district is the Olza, which partly forms the Czech-Polish border and partly crosses the territory. It flows to the Oder River, which flows along the northwestern district border. Other notable rivers are the Stonávka, Petrůvka and Lučina. The largest body of water is the Těrlicko Reservoir.

There are no large-scale protected areas.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
186949,326—    
188061,358+24.4%
189073,253+19.4%
1900106,842+45.9%
1910138,605+29.7%
YearPop.±%
1921156,492+12.9%
1930171,090+9.3%
1950160,847−6.0%
1961213,699+32.9%
1970274,220+28.3%
YearPop.±%
1980286,289+4.4%
1991285,998−0.1%
2001281,000−1.7%
2011256,394−8.8%
2021235,579−8.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

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Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Havířov 69,694 32
Karviná 49,724 58
Orlová 27,794 25
Český Těšín 23,282 34
Bohumín 20,519 31
Rychvald 7,783 17
Petřvald 7,407 13
Dolní Lutyně 5,315 25
Petrovice u Karviné 4,945 20
Těrlicko 4,841 25

Economy

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The largest employers with headquarters in Karviná District and at least 1,000 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
OKD Stonava 2,500–2,999 Mining of hard coal
Bonatrans Group Bohumín 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of rolling stock parts
Havířov Hospital Havířov 1,000–1,499 Health care
Karviná-Ráj Hospital Karviná 1,000–1,499 Health care

Transport

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The D1 motorway from Brno to the Czech-Polish border crosses the northern part of the district. The southern part is crossed with the D48 motorway (part of the European routes E75 and E462), which connects Frýdek-Místek with Czech-Polish border near Cieszyn.

Sights

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Memorial to the victims of Nazi terror

The most important monuments in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is the memorial to the victims of Nazi terror in Havířov.[6]

The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:[7]

The most visited tourist destinations are the DinoPark Ostrava amusement park in Doubrava and Chotěbuz-Podobora Archeopark.[8][9]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. ^ a b "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Karviná". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Karviná". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  9. ^ "Návštěvnost muzeí, galerií a památníků 2021" (in Czech). Národní informační a poradenské středisko pro kulturu. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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