Třinec

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::summary City in the Czech Republic ::

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FieldValue
official_nameTřinec
other_nameTrzyniec
settlement_typeStatutory city
image_skylineNáměstí T. G. Masaryka v Třinci.jpg
image_captionT. G. Masaryka Square
image_flagTrinec_vlajka.svg
image_shieldCoat of arms of Třinec.svg
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Moravian-Silesian
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Frýdek-Místek
pushpin_mapCzech Republic
pushpin_relief1
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameVěra Palkovská
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1444
area_total_km285.37
elevation_m306
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total33852
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal codes
postal_code739 55, 739 61, 739 94
website
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| official_name = Třinec | other_name = Trzyniec | settlement_type = Statutory city | image_skyline = Náměstí T. G. Masaryka v Třinci.jpg | image_caption = T. G. Masaryka Square | image_flag = Trinec_vlajka.svg | image_shield = Coat of arms of Třinec.svg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Moravian-Silesian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Frýdek-Místek | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Věra Palkovská | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1444 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 85.37 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 306 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 33852 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal codes | postal_code = 739 55, 739 61, 739 94 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Třinec (; , ) is a city in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the least populated statutory city in the country.

The city is an important cultural centre of the Polish minority in Trans-Olza, which makes up 12.1% of the population (as of 2021).

Třinec is notable for the Třinec Iron and Steel Works steel plant, the largest in the country, which still has a major impact on the city, its character, demographics, and air quality.

Administrative division

Třinec consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Etymology

The name Třinec is of topographic origin, derived from the Slavic word for reed (Polish: trzcina, Czech: třtina).

Geography

Třinec is located about 22 km east of Frýdek-Místek and 30 km southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, on the border with Poland and also near the border with Slovakia, which is about 20 km of the city centre.

Třinec lies on the Olza River. The Tyra Stream flows across the municipal territory and joins the Olza in the city centre. The elevation of the built-up area is approximately 300 m above sea level. The northern part of the municipal territory is located in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The southern, sparsely populated part is located in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, which also belongs to the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. The municipal border runs along the peaks of several mountains, including Ostrý (with an elevation of 1044 m the highest point in Třinec), Smrčina at 1015 m, Šindelná at 1000 m, and Javorový at 1032 m.

Climate

Třinec has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification). |location = Třinec |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = -0.1 |Feb high C = 1.6 |Mar high C = 6.5 |Apr high C = 12.9 |May high C = 17.2 |Jun high C = 20.3 |Jul high C = 22.1 |Aug high C = 22.2 |Sep high C = 17.4 |Oct high C = 12.4 |Nov high C = 7.2 |Dec high C = 1.7 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -2.8 |Feb mean C = -1.6 |Mar mean C = 2.4 |Apr mean C = 8.2 |May mean C = 12.9 |Jun mean C = 16.4 |Jul mean C = 18.2 |Aug mean C = 17.9 |Sep mean C = 13.4 |Oct mean C = 8.8 |Nov mean C = 4.4 |Dec mean C = -0.7 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -5.9 |Feb low C = -5.1 |Mar low C = -1.8 |Apr low C = 2.9 |May low C = 7.9 |Jun low C = 11.6 |Jul low C = 13.6 |Aug low C = 13.2 |Sep low C = 9.3 |Oct low C = 5.4 |Nov low C = 1.6 |Dec low C = -3.2 |year low C = |Jan precipitation mm = 70 |Feb precipitation mm = 65 |Mar precipitation mm = 75 |Apr precipitation mm = 76 |May precipitation mm = 115 |Jun precipitation mm = 119 |Jul precipitation mm = 139 |Aug precipitation mm = 102 |Sep precipitation mm = 101 |Oct precipitation mm = 72 |Nov precipitation mm = 71 |Dec precipitation mm = 69 |year precipitation = |date=May 2021|source=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/czech-republic/trinec/trinec-44574/}}

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Třinec,_Sosna.jpg" caption="View of the city with the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the background"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/2013_Trzyniec,_Stare_Miasto,_Kościół_św._Alberta_03.jpg" caption="Church of Saint Albert"] ::

The first written mention of Třinec is from 1444, but the village was probably founded already in the second half of the 14th century. Politically, the village then belonged to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In 1770, the village had about 200 inhabitants and was completely agricultural.

The area was rich in iron ore deposits and had sufficient water energy and a high supply of wood, which were the main reasons to establish an iron works there. The iron mill began operation in 1839, becoming the largest in the entire Cieszyn Silesia, and became a major milestone in the history of the village, which reoriented itself to industry. After the construction of the Košice–Bohumín Railway line in 1871, rapid development of the town took place.

After the revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire, a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was added to the political and legal district of Cieszyn. According to censuses conducted in 1880–1910, the population of the municipality grew from 1,792 in 1880 to 3,849 in 1910, with a majority being native Polish speakers (growing from 51.4% in 1880 to 96.6% in 1900 and 96% in 1910), accompanied by a German-speaking minority (at most 32.5% in 1880, then dropping to 12.2% in 1900, and up to 24.3% in 1910) and Czech speakers (peaking in 1890 at 17.4%, then dropping to 6.7% in 1910). In terms of religion, in 1910 the majority were Roman Catholics (63.2%), followed by Protestants (34.5%), and Jews (1.9%). The village was also traditionally inhabited by Cieszyn Vlachs, speaking the Cieszyn Silesian dialect.

After World War I, the fall of Austria-Hungary, the Polish–Czechoslovak War, and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, it became a part of Czechoslovakia. In 1931, Třinec was promoted to a town.

Following the Munich Agreement in October 1938, together with the Trans-Olza region, it was annexed by Poland, administratively adjoined to Cieszyn County of the Silesian Voivodeship. It was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war, it was restored to Czechoslovakia.

In 1946, the villages of Lyžbice, Dolní Líštná, and Konská were joined to Třinec. In 1956–1977, a large housing estate was built in Lyžbice, and it became the most populated town part of Třinec. Afterwards, Lyžbice became a new downtown, taking the place of Staré Město ().

The municipalities of Guty, Karpentná, Nebory, Oldřichovice, Ropice, Tyra, and Vendryně were joined to Třinec in 1980. However, Vendryně became an independent municipality in 1995 and Ropice followed in 2000. In 2018, Třinec became a statutory city.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|7484 |1880|9811 |1890|11201 |1900|13181 |1910|14187 |1921|16112 |1930|19466 |1950|21610 |1961|27660 |1970|36154 |1980|39750 |1991|40309 |2001|38953 |2011|36263 |2021|33782 |source=Censuses}}

Economy

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Třinecké_železárny.jpg" caption="Třinec Iron and Steel Works"] ::

The Třinec Iron and Steel Works company is one of the largest employers in the Czech Republic. Including smaller production plants outside Třinec, the company employs 7,000 people (as of 2021).

Culture

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Třinec_evang._kostel_2010.JPG" caption="Evangelical]] church"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/2023_Guty_church_replica.jpg" caption="Replica of Church of Corpus Cristi"] ::

The year's biggest event is the Hutnický den ("Metallurgy Day"), which features numerous live performances from bands and artists from all over the country and abroad. It takes place every year in May, but was not held in 2020 and 2021.

From 1993 to 2012, one of the oldest and most famous rock festivals in the Czech Republic, Noc plná hvězd ("star-studded night"), was held here every year.

Sport

The city is represented by the successful ice hockey team HC Oceláři Třinec, which has been playing in the Czech Extraliga since 1995 and has won six times. Oceláři (Steelers) play their home games at Werk Arena, which opened in 2014 and has a seating capacity of 5,400. The arena also hosted the Team Czech Republic at the 2016 Davis Cup World Group.

The city's football team, FK Třinec, plays in the Moravian-Silesian Football League (third tier of the Czech football system).

The floorball club FBC Třinec has been playing in the first tier of the women's competition since 2023 and in the third tier of the men's competition. The team plays its home games in the Sports Hall STARS Třinec.

Třinec also has an athletics club, founded in 1951. Sports that have a tradition in Třinec include orienteering, weightlifting, Greco-Roman wrestling, road cycling, and chess.

Sights

Třinec is poor in monuments. The main historic landmark is the Church of Saint Albert, built in the 1880s.

A notable building is the wooden Church of Corpus Cristi in Guty. The original church from the 16th century was destroyed by a deliberate fire in 2017. In 2021, a replica was completed on its site.

In 1969, Třinec Iron and Steel Works opened a company museum, which has been jointly operated with the city as the museum of both the company and the city since 1992.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Třinec is twinned with:

References

References

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