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Karolinka

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Total population

2,894

Founded

1861

Elevation483 m
Land area42.15 km²
Coordinates49.35°, 18.24°

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City facts

Founded
1861
Elevation
483 m
Area
42.15 km²
Official website
www.karolinka.cz

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Overview

Karolinka is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

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History & geography

History

The settlement grew up around a glass factory established on the territory of Nový Hrozenkov municipality in 1861. Karolinina Huť was separated as a municipality of its own from Nový Hrozenkov in 1949. In 1951, it was renamed Karolinka.

Geography

Karolinka is located about east of Vsetín and northwest of Žilina in Slovakia. It borders Slovakia in the south. It lies on the border between the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains and Maple Mountains. The highest point is the Malý Javorník mountain at above sea level, which top is on the Czech-Slovak border. The town proper is situated in the valley of the Vsetínská Bečva river. A notable body of water is the Karolinka Reservoir. The whole territory of Karolinka lies in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.

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Geography

Latitude
49.3513
Longitude
18.2401
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

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Miroslav Martinák
Slovak ski jumper and referee
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Viktor Veselý
Czech composer, pianist, lawyer and organist
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Miroslav Graclík
Czech writer
Josef Barvič
Josef Barvič
Czech entrepreneur and publisher (1853-1924)
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Jiří Křenek
Czech writer (1933–2008)
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Ludvík Kamenec
J
Josef Ondryáš
M
Marie Bojarová
J
Jindřich Vašut
V
Viktor Kutzer
M
Marie Chovanečková
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Karel Stoklasa
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Stanislav Vašut
J
Josef Plánka
F
František Bambušek
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Ludvík Kalus

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.01
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,100

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
78
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office

RÚIAN code
CZ542911
Population (Wikidata)
2,373
Wikidata
Q1027935

RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782