Map of Karviná, Czechia

Karviná is a city in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, with a population of about 48,637. It lies at 49.8540°N, 18.5417°E. Karviná is about 296 km (184 mi) east of Prague, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Havířov, 11 km to the southwest.

Karviná at a glance

Where is Karviná?

• The 19th largest city in Czechia by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Moravian-Silesian Region on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 06 min on the shortest day to 16 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Karviná

• Havířov — 11 km southwest
• Jastrzębie Zdrój — 12 km north, Poland
• Cieszyn — 13 km southeast, Poland
• Wodzisław Śląski — 17 km north, Poland
• Ostrava — 19 km west
• Třinec — 22 km southeast
• Frýdek-Místek — 23 km southwest
• Żory — 24 km northeast, Poland
• Rybnik — 27 km north, Poland
• Czechowice-Dziedzice — 34 km east, Poland

Largest cities in Moravian-Silesian Region

• Ostrava — 280,853
• Havířov — 82,768
• Opava — 54,881
• Frýdek-Místek — 53,590
• Třinec — 33,523

Largest cities in Czechia

• Prague — 1,165,581
• Brno — 404,296
• Ostrava — 280,853
• Pilsen — 187,863
• Liberec — 102,951
• Olomouc — 99,496
• České Budějovice — 93,426
• Hradec Králové — 90,596
• Ústí nad Labem — 90,378
• Pardubice — 88,520

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.