Like us on Facebook

MENU
Europe
Czech Republic
Silesia
Havirov
Koprivnice
Novy Jicin
Ostrava
Pec pod Snezkou
Trinec
Uhersky Brod
Things to do in Havirov
Things to do in Silesia
Things to do in Czech Republic


PLACE NAMES




Havirov


Havírov is a city in the Karvina District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 71,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. Havírov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Havírov was founded after World War II (thus being the youngest city in today's Czech Republic) as a coal mining town. Havírov 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 HavĂ­rov emigrated 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 Havírov.



leonedgaroldbury@yahoo.co.ukFeel free to Email me any additions or corrections


LINKS AVAILABLE TO YOUR SITE