Ostrava-Karviná coal basin
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The Ostrava-Karviná coal basin is a major coal-mining and heavy industrial region in the eastern Czech Republic, historically central to the country’s energy production and economic development.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Bohemian coal basin | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal basin
ⓘ
industrial region ⓘ |
| administrativeUnits |
Karviná District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ostrava-City District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | OKR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderProximity |
near border with Poland
ⓘ
near border with Slovakia ⓘ |
| coalType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| coalUse |
coking coal for steel production
ⓘ
thermal coal for power generation ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| CzechName | Ostravsko-karvinská uhelná pánev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
heavy engineering ⓘ steel industry ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
central to industrialization of the Czech lands
ⓘ
major employer in mining and metallurgy ⓘ |
| energyRole | historically central to national energy mix of the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
air pollution
ⓘ
landscape degradation ⓘ mine subsidence ⓘ soil contamination ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeak | 20th century coal production ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key region for Czech energy production
ⓘ
key region for Czech heavy industry ⓘ major coal-mining center of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| language | Czech ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moravian-Silesian Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Czech Republic ⓘ |
| majorCities |
Bohumín
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Havířov NERFINISHED ⓘ Karviná NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlová NERFINISHED ⓘ Ostrava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Karviná
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ostrava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResource |
black coal
ⓘ
hard coal ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Silesian Coal Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
connection to Ostrava steelworks
ⓘ
dense railway network ⓘ |
| trend | decline of deep coal mining in late 20th and early 21st century ⓘ |
| undergoingProcess |
industrial restructuring
ⓘ
post-mining revitalization ⓘ |
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North Bohemian coal basin