Karolinka

Geobox | Settlement
name = Karolinka
other_name =
category = Town


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country = Czech Republic
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state =
region = Zlín
region_type = Region
district = Vsetín
district_type = District
commune = Vsetín
municipality = Karolinka
part =
river = Vsetínská Bečva
location =
elevation = 483
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 21
lat_s = 20
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 14
long_s = 40
long_EW = E
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area = 42.14
area_round = 2
population = 2867
population_date = 2006-07-03
population_density = auto
established = 1861
established_type = Founded
mayor = Tomáš Hořelica
timezone =

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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Karolinka
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/542911 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.karolinka.cz// www.karolinka.cz/]
footnotes =

Karolinka is a small town in the Czech Republic, located about 18 km east of Vsetín. The settlement grew up aound a glass factory established on territory of Nový Hrozenkov municipality in 1861. Karolinka was separated as a municipality of its own from Nový Hrozenkov in 1949. The current name, a Czech diminutive form of female name Caroline, (originally "Karolinina Huť" until 1951) derives from given name of stepmother of its founder Salomon Reich.

External links

* [http://www.karolinka.cz// Official website] cs icon