| Karviná District | |
| Native Name: | Okres Karviná |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 49.8333°N 47°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Moravian-Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karviná |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 356.22 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 240831 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Blank Name: | Municipalities |
| Blank Info: | 17 |
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| Blank1 Info: | 7 |
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| Blank2 Info: | 0 |
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.
Karviná District is divided into five administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Karviná, Bohumín, Český Těšín, Havířov and Orlová.
Cities and towns are marked in bold:
Albrechtice – Bohumín – Český Těšín – Chotěbuz – Dětmarovice – Dolní Lutyně – Doubrava – Havířov – Horní Bludovice – Horní Suchá – Karviná – Orlová – Petrovice u Karviné – Petřvald – Rychvald – Stonava – Těrlicko
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 427m (1,401feet). The lowest point of the district is the riverbed of the Oder in Bohumín at 191m (627feet).
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . 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.
| Name | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69,694 | 32 | ||
| 49,724 | 58 | ||
| 27,794 | 25 | ||
| 23,282 | 34 | ||
| 20,519 | 31 | ||
| 7,783 | 17 | ||
| 7,407 | 13 | ||
| 5,315 | 25 | ||
| 4,945 | 20 | ||
| 4,841 | 25 |
The largest employers with headquarters in Karviná District and at least 1,000 employees are:[3]
| Economic entity | Location | Number of employees | Main activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,500–2,999 | Mining of hard coal | |||
| Bonatrans Group | 1,000–1,499 | Manufacture of rolling stock parts | ||
| Havířov Hospital | 1,000–1,499 | Health care | ||
| Karviná-Ráj Hospital | 1,000–1,499 | Health care |
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.
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.[4]
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are:[5]
The most visited tourist destinations are the DinoPark Ostrava amusement park in Doubrava and Chotěbuz-Podobora Archeopark.[6] [7]
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