Rychvald
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| Coordinates: 49°51′37″N 18°22′44″E / 49.86028°N 18.37889°E | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Karviná | ||
| First mentioned | 1305 | ||
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| • Mayor | Šárka Kapková | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 6,817 | ||
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 735 32 | ||
| Website | http://www.rychvald.cz/ | ||
Rychvald (Polish: Rychwałd , Cieszyn Silesian: Rychwołd, German: Reichwaldau) is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It has a population of 6,769 (2001 census).
The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Richinwalde XL) mansi. It meant that the village was supposed to pay tithe from 40 greater lans. The walde (German for a wood) ending of its name indicates that the primordial settlers were of German origins. The village could have been founded by Benedictine monks from an Orlová abbey and also it could 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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