Karviná District () is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Karviná, but the most populous city is Havířov.
Administrative division Karviná District is divided into five 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 – Bohumín – Český Těšín – Chotěbuz – Dětmarovice – Dolní Lutyně – Doubrava – Havířov – Horní Bludovice – Horní Suchá – Karviná – Orlová – Petrovice u Karviné – Petřvald – Rychvald – Stonava – Těrlicko
Geography
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 . The lowest point of the district is the riverbed of the Oder in Bohumín at .
From the total district area of , agricultural land occupies , forests occupy , and water area occupies . Forests cover 14.6% of the district's area.
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
Most populous municipalities Name Population Area (km2) Havířov 67,998 32 Karviná 48,684 58 Orlová 27,383 25 Český Těšín 22,870 34 Bohumín 20,234 31 Rychvald 7,823 17 Petřvald 7,350 13 Dolní Lutyně 5,350 25 Petrovice u Karviné 4,973 20 Těrlicko 4,876 25
Economy The largest employers with headquarters in Karviná District and at least 1,000 employees are:
Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity Havířov Hospital Havířov 1,500–1,999 Health care Karviná-Ráj Hospital Karviná 1,500–1,999 Health care Bonatrans Group Bohumín 1,000–1,499 Manufacture of rolling stock parts Slezská diakonie Český Těšín 1,000–1,499 Field social work activities Transdev Slezsko Havířov 1,000–1,499 Urban and suburban passenger land transport
Transport 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
The most important monument in the district and the only one protected as a national cultural monument is the memorial to the victims of Nazi terror in Havířov.
The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument zones, are: Český Těšín Karviná
The most visited tourist destinations are the DinoPark Ostrava amusement park in Doubrava, Muzeum Těšínska and Chotěbuz-Podobora Archeopark.
Notable people
References
External links
Karviná District – profile on the Czech Statistical Office website