Petrovice u Karviné

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Petrovice u Karviné
Piotrowice koło Karwiny
Flag of Petrovice u Karviné
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Coat of arms of Petrovice u Karviné
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Petrovice u Karviné (Czech Republic)
Petrovice u Karviné
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′46″N 18°32′38″E / 49.89611, 18.54389
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Karviná
First mentioned 1305
Government
 - Mayor Petr Trojek (ODS)
Area
 - Total 20.47 km² (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation 212 m (696 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 5,211
 - Density 254.6/km² (659.3/sq mi)
Postal code 735 72
Website: http://www.petroviceuk.cz/

Petrovice u Karviné  (1920-1952: Petrovice)[1] (Polish: Piotrowice koło Karwiny , German: Petrowitz bei Freistadt) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 5,211 (2006), 16.2% of the population are the Poles.[2] It lies on the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The Petrůvka River flows through the village and enters the Olza River in Závada.

The village lies five kilometers north of the city centre of Karviná, next to the border with Poland. The villages of Dolní Marklovice, Prstná and Závada are administratively part of Petrovice.

The village is the site of the important railway border crossing to Zebrzydowice in Poland and it has also three road border crossings.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Hosák et al 1980, 238.
  2. ^ 2001 census data. Czech Statistical Office.

[edit] References

  • Hosák, Ladislav; and Rudolf Šrámek (1980). Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku II, M-Ž. Praha: Academia. 

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Coordinates: 49°53′46″N, 18°32′38″E