Petřvald (Karviná District)
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| Coordinates: 49°49′38″N 18°23′9″E / 49.82722°N 18.38583°E | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Karviná | ||
| First mentioned | 1305 | ||
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| • Mayor | Ing. Jiří Lukša (KSČM) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) | ||
| Population (2017) | |||
| • Total | 7,252 | ||
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 735 41 | ||
| Website | http://www.petrvald-mesto.cz/ | ||
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Petřvald (Polish: Pietwałd, Cieszyn Silesian: Pietwołd, German: Peterswald) is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. As of 2017, it has a population of 7,252.
The settlement was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Petirwalde. It meant that the village was in the process of location (the size of land to pay tithe from was not yet precised). The walde (German for a wood) ending of its name indicates that the primordial settlers were of German origins. The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia.
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