Havířov

Infobox City
official_name = Havířov
native_name =
nickname =
motto =


imagesize =
image_caption = Part of town square


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image_shield = Havirov CoA.pngpushpin_

pushpin_label_position = none
pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Czech Republic
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Moravian-Silesian
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 = Karviná
parts_type = City parts
parts = 8
p1 = Dolní Bludovice
p2 = Dolní Datyně
p3 = Dolní Suchá
p4 = Havířov-Město
p5 = Havířov-Podlesí
p6 = Prostřední Suchá
p7 = Šumbark
p8 = Životice
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = František Chobot (ČSSD)
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1955
area_magnitude = 1 E8
area_total_km2 = 32.07
population_as_of = 31 December 2007
population_note =
population_total = 82768
population_density_km2 = auto
latd = 49
latm = 46
lats = 59
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 25
longs = 22
longEW = E
elevation_m = 260
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 736 01
website = [http://www.havirov-city.cz/ http://www.havirov-city.cz/]
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Havířov ( Audio-IPA|Havirov.ogg| [ˈɦaviːr̝of] ; Polish: Audio-nohelp|Hawierzow.ogg|"Hawierzów", Cieszyn Silesian: Audio-nohelp|Hawiyrzow.ogg|"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.

Sister cities

* Collegno, Italy
* Harlow, United Kingdom
* Jastrzębie Zdrój, Poland
* Mažeikiai, Lithuania
* Omiš, Croatia
* Paide, Estonia

External links

* [http://www.havirov-city.cz Official website of the town]
* [http://www.mesto-havirov.cz Unofficial website of the town]