Fryštát (help·info) (Polish: Frysztat (info), German: Freistadt, Cieszyn Silesian: Frysztot (info)) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, now administratively a part of the city of Karviná. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Cieszyn Silesian dialect (gwara cieszyńska or dialekt cieszyński; těšínské nářečí locals using this dialect say they speak "po naszymu" is one of the Moravian-Silesian Region (Moravskoslezský kraj or Moravo-Silesian Region, is an administrative unit ( kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Karviná ( pronounced, Polish:, Karwin is a city in Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, on the Olza River. Until 1948 it was a separate town. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It lies on the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. (Olše or Olza, Olsa is a River in Poland and the Czech Republic, the right Tributary of the Oder River.

It gained city rights in 1327. From its beginning it was one of the most important centers of Cieszyn Silesia. Development of the town was set back by a major fire in 1511 when all of the wooden houses burnt down. Fish farming became an important industry for the town with the creation of several ponds in the 16th century. Fish farming is the principal form of Aquaculture, while other methods may fall under Mariculture. The 17th century had a mostly negative impact on the town's development with fires, epidemics and the Thirty Years' War. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. In 1623 about 1,400 citizens died of bubonic plague. Bubonic plague is the best-known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as ^[1] The town was occupied for nearly thirty years by Danish forces and then by Swedish forces. The dilapidated town was then bought by owners of nearby Karwin, the Larisch-Mönnich family. They built a château there and raised the town from poverty, but a fire in 1823, Prussian occupation in 1866 and epidemics again made the development of the town difficult. For other senses of this word see Château (disambiguation. A château (plural châteaux) is a Manor house or residence Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Coal was discovered in 1776, but it was not until 1794 that it began to be exploited on a large scale. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a ^[2] As a result of the coal industry, rapid development of the town and surrounding villages occurred. Its impact was both positive and negative. Old settlements were destroyed and landscape was devastated. Industrial and coal mining expansion as well as the construction of railroads led to rapid growth of the area's importance. It became the most industrialized area in Austria and later Czechoslovakia. ^[2] In 1850 Freistadt became a district although nearby Karwin with many coal mines and industrial facilities was more populous. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining.

After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920 it became a part of Czechoslovakia as the main mining center of the country. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. ^[2] In October 1938, together with the whole region known as Zaolzie, it was annexed by Poland, and during World War II was a part of Nazi Germany. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (Zaolší (Zaolží Zaolzie Śląsk zaolziański literally Trans- Olza River Silesia, Olsa-Gebiet is an area in the present-day Czech Republic, which was Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers After the war it again became part of Czechoslovakia. In 1948 it was merged with Karviná and became a part of that city. In 1960 reform of administrative divisions was made and Fryštát District ceased to exist. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was superseded by newly created Karviná District. Karviná District (Okres Karviná Powiat Karwina is a district ( Okres) within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Fryštát forms the historical center of Karviná, which is otherwise an industrial city.

See also

• Polish minority in the Czech Republic
• Zaolzie

Footnotes

References

• Cicha, Irena; Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.  

External links

• (English) Website of château

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