Havířov

Havírov Town square in Havírov, Czech Republic.

Havířov, town, northeastern Czech Republic. It lies along the Lučina River (a tributary of the Ostravice), just southeast of Ostrava. It is a planned new town in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian coalfield and is associated with the Ostrava industrial region. Chartered in 1955, it quickly grew to become one of the Czech Republic’s larger cities. Pop. (2007 est.) 84,219.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
Citation Information
Article Title: Havířov
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 14 July 2011
Access Date: March 14, 2025