Karviná region
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The Karviná region is an industrial and historically contested area in Cieszyn Silesia, now in the Czech Republic, known for its coal mining and its role in Polish–Czechoslovak territorial disputes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hlučín Region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
industrial region ⓘ |
| administrativeUnitWithin | Karviná District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderChange |
annexed by Poland in 1938
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disputed between Poland and Czechoslovakia after World War I ⓘ reincorporated into Czechoslovakia after World War II ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAfter1945 | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySince1993 | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Olza River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring | 19th century industrial revolution ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
hard coal extraction
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power generation ⓘ steel industry ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Czech minority population
ⓘ
Polish minority population ⓘ Silesian identity population ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
railway and industrial infrastructure
ⓘ
urbanized mining landscape ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
environmental degradation from mining
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land subsidence due to coal extraction ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity | Karviná NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Albrechtice u Českého Těšína
NERFINISHED
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Doubrava NERFINISHED ⓘ Dětmarovice NERFINISHED ⓘ Havířov NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlová NERFINISHED ⓘ Petrovice u Karviné NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation |
Austrian Silesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austro-Hungarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Polish–Czechoslovak War
NERFINISHED
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Polish–Czechoslovak territorial disputes NERFINISHED ⓘ Spa Conference 1920 border decision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining
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dense mining settlements ⓘ heavy industry ⓘ industrialization ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Cieszyn Silesian dialect
ⓘ
Czech ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cieszyn Silesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Moravian-Silesian Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Trans-Olza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical region of Silesia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hlučín Region