Havířov
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| Coordinates: 49°46′59″N 18°25′22″E / 49.78306°N 18.42278°ECoordinates: 49°46′59″N 18°25′22″E / 49.78306°N 18.42278°E | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Karviná | ||
| Founded | 1955 | ||
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| • Mayor | Zdeněk Osmanczyk (ČSSD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 32.07 km2 (12.38 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | ||
| Population (31 December 2007) | |||
| • Total | 82,768 | ||
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 736 01 | ||
| Website | http://www.havirov-city.cz/ | ||
Havířov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦaviːr̝of] (
); Polish: Hawierzów , Cieszyn Silesian: Hawiyrzów ) is a city in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 82,768 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. It is the largest town in the country without a university. Havířov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Havířov was founded after World War II (thus being the youngest city in today's Czech Republic) as a coal mining town. Havířov officially became a town in 1955. It was built on top of several villages with significant Polish populations. The local people were given apartments in the newly built city, and most of their old houses were demolished to make room for new urban buildings. The majority of the population of Havířov immigrated from other parts of Czechoslovakia, many of them from Slovakia, as migrant workers, thus substantially altering the ethnic structure of the area. Today, the original villages are administratively part of the city and mostly lie on the outskirts of urban Havířov.
Sport
Football
The city's football club, MFK Havířov, competes in the Czech Fourth Division. In the past, the team appeared for several seasons in Czech 2. Liga.
Ice hockey
The ice hockey club AZ Havířov appears in the First National Hockey League, the second-tier league of ice hockey in the country.
Rugby
RC Havířov competes in the highest division of rugby in the Czech Republic, the KB Extraliga.
Cycling
Havířov hosted the prologue and the third stage, both an individual time trial, of the 2012 and 2013 Gracia-Orlová.
International relations
Twin towns - Sister cities
Havířov is twinned with:
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