Karviná
city in the Czech Republic
Karviná (Polish: Karwina; German: Karwin) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Karviná District.
Karviná
Karwina | |
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Coordinates: 49°51′15″N 18°32′34″E / 49.85417°N 18.54278°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Karviná |
First mentioned | 1268 |
Town rights | 1923 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jan Wolf (ČSSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.52 km2 (22.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 221 m (725 ft) |
Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 50,902 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 733 01, 733 24, 735 06, 734 01 |
Website | www |
The city is on the Olza River and has about 51,000 inhabitants.
Twin towns – sister cities
changeKarviná is twinned with:
- Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland
- Jaworzno, Poland
- Kaili, China
- Rybnik, Poland
- Wodzisław Śląski, Poland
References
changeOther websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Karviná.
- Official website (in Czech)