Karolinka

Karolinka
Town
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Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Vsetín
Commune	Vsetín
Municipality	Karolinka
River	Vsetínská Bečva
Elevation	483 m (1,585 ft)
Coordinates	49°21′20″N 18°14′40″E / 49.35556°N 18.24444°E / 49.35556; 18.24444Coordinates: 49°21′20″N 18°14′40″E / 49.35556°N 18.24444°E / 49.35556; 18.24444
Area	42.14 km2 (16.27 sq mi)
Population	2,867 (2006-07-03)
Density	68/km2 (176/sq mi)
Founded	1861
Mayor	Tomáš Hořelica
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	756 05
Location in the Czech Republic
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.karolinka.cz/

Karolinka is a small town in the Czech Republic, located about 18 km east of Vsetín. The settlement grew up around 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.