Třinec
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| First mentioned | 1444 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Věra Palkovská | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 85.38 km² (33 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 306 m (1,003.9 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 38,242 | ||
| Website: http://www.trinecko.cz/ | |||
Třinec (IPA: ['tr̝ɪnɛts] , Polish: Trzyniec , German: Trzynietz) is a city in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Olza River and has 38,953 inhabitants (2001). 17.7% of the population are the Poles.[1]
Village of Třinec was created in the 14th century. Village is first mentioned in a written document in 1444. At that time, the village was mostly covered by woods. Majority of population worked in agriculture, despite that ground there wasn't much fertile. The area was however rich in limestone, iron ore and clay. Area also offered enough work force, so it was decided to build here iron works. In 1836 the construction of first metallurgical furnace had began. Iron mill began operating in 1839, becoming the largest one in whole Cieszyn Silesia. There wasn't even a single school in the village at that time. First school (Polish-German) was created by the initative of iron works in 1851. Expansion of Třinec wasn't so rapid in first decades but after construction of a railway in 1871 it became more rapid. After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920 it became a part of Czechoslovakia. In October 1938, together with the whole region known as Zaolzie, it was annexed by Poland, and during World War II was a part of Nazi Germany. After the war it again became part of Czechoslovakia. Třinec gained city rights in 1931. After the war surrounding villages were incorporated into Třinec.
Třinec Iron and Steel Works, largest one in the Czech Republic, still have a major impact on the town, on its character, demographics and air pollution.
Třinec is an important cultural center of the Polish minority in Zaolzie.
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[edit] See also
- Guty, in the past separate village, now administratively part of town
- Konská, in the past separate village, now administratively part of town
- Lyžbice, in the past separate village, now administratively part of town
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[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- Cicha, Irena; Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
- Wawreczka, Henryk (2004). Třinec a okolí: včera a dnes. Třinec - Nebory: Wart. ISBN 80-239-3819-3.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Czech)
- History of Třinec (Polish)
| Towns and villages in Zaolzie with significant Polish population* | ||
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Albrechtice (Olbrachcice) | Bocanovice (Boconowice) | Bukovec (Bukowiec) | Bystřice (Bystrzyca) | Český Těšín (Czeski Cieszyn) | Chotěbuz (Kocobędz) | Dolní Lomná (Łomna Dolna) | Hnojník (Gnojnik) | Horní Lomná (Łomna Górna) | Horní Suchá (Sucha Górna) | Hrádek (Gródek) | Jablunkov (Jabłonków) | Karviná (Karwina)** | Komorní Lhotka (Ligotka Kameralna) | Košařiska (Koszarzyska) | Milíkov (Milików) | Mosty u Jablunkova (Mosty koło Jabłonkowa) | Návsí (Nawsie) | Nýdek (Nydek) | Písečná (Pioseczna) | Písek (Piosek) | Petrovice u Karviné (Piotrowice koło Karwiny) | Řeka (Rzeka) | Ropice (Ropica) | Smilovice (Śmiłowice) | Stonava (Stonawa) | Střítež (Trzycież) | Těrlicko (Cierlicko) | Třanovice (Trzanowice) | Třinec (Trzyniec) | Vělopolí (Wielopole) | Vendryně (Wędrynia) * More than 10% of total population; 2001 census data. **Karviná fell under 10% after the 1991 census. |
