Karviná District

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Map of the Czech Republic highliting Moravian-Silesian Region and Karviná District

Karviná District (Czech: Okres Karviná, Polish: Powiat Karwina) is a district (okres) within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Karviná. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative divisions in the area of former Fryštát District.

[edit] Statistics

• Area: 356.24 km²
• Population: 275,316 (September 2007)
• Municipalities: 17

[edit] See also

• Polish minority in the Czech Republic
• Zaolzie

[edit] External links

• List of municipalities of Karviná District

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