Havířov (administrative district)
administrative district in the Czech Republic
The administrative district of the municipality with extended powers of Havířov (abbreviated AD MEP Havířov; Czech: Správní obvod obce s rozšířenou působností Havířov, SO ORP Havířov) is an administrative district of municipality with extended powers in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has existed since 1 January 2003, when the districts were replaced administratively. It includes 5 municipalities which have a combined population of about 85,000.
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The public source identifies “Havířov (administrative district)” as administrative district in the Czech Republic. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Havířov, administrative and district.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q89210103. Authority coordinates are 49.767, 18.483. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2003.
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