Karviná
Karviná
Karwina | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Karviná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| 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 |
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.
The city is on the Olza River and has about 51,000 inhabitants.
Twin towns – sister cities[change | change source]
Karviná is twinned with:
Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland- Jaworzno, Poland
Kaili, China- Rybnik, Poland
- Wodzisław Śląski, Poland
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- Official website (in Czech)
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