Petřvald (Karviná District)

Petřvald ( German Peterswald, Polish Pietwałd ) is a city in Okres Karviná in the Czech Republic. It lies on the northeastern outskirts of Ostrava.

Geography

The city on the Petřvaldská stružka found in Moravian - Silesian Ostrava in the pan and belongs to the metropolitan region of Ostrava. Neighboring towns are the Ostrava city in the southwest and parts Bartovice Radvanice and Michálkovice in the West. In the north, Orlová closes and the south are Šumbark and Šenov.

History

The first mention of Peter forest, which belonged to the Duchy of Teschen, comes from the decade list of the bishops of Wroclaw from the year 1305. Likewise in the 14th century, the Church of St. Henry was built. 1409 sold Teschen Duke Bolko I. dominion Peterswald the nobleman Andreas / Ondřej Tworkau. The landlords have changed several times in the 18th century it belonged to the family of Skrbenský Hriste and Nicholas Taaffe on German - people. At the end of the 18th century the family Larisch Mönnich owner of Peter forest, which was sold in 1897 to the Thun- Hohenstein.

1833 began the mining of coal. 1869 lived 2503 people in Peter forest. By mining the population has been growing steadily and reached a maximum in 1930 10.275 its highest value.

Until 1868 Peter forest belonged to the district court or a mountain, then to 1949 for the judicial district of Freistadt / Okres Fryštát and after its resolution to Okres Karviná. 1970, resulting from the merger of smaller pits two coal mines " Československý Pionýr " and " Julius Fučík " were combined. In 1998, the cessation of mining.

In the city, the technical museum, which is a branch of Muzeum Těšínská in Český Těšín.

Population Development

Twinning

• Jasienica, Poland ( 2002)
• Strumień, Poland ( 2002)

Sons and daughters of the town

• Vicherek Alois (1892-1956), Czechoslovak Brigade General
• Vojtěch Mynář ( born 1944 ), Czech politician