Karviná is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, on the Olza River in the Ostrava Basin on the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, with about 49,000 inhabitants. It developed as an industrial city known for hard coal mining from the mid-eighteenth century until mining ended there in 2021, a history that shaped the region's economic and demographic development.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude49.854167 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Karviná (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 48,937 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 49.854167, longitude 18.542778
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 221 m
P2046 (area)
area 57.5213 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 48937 (2025)
View the Source2. Karviná (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'First mentioned' = '1268' on 'Karviná'
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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