Orlová
Orlová | |
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Staré Square with the Church of the Nativity and the town hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Orlová Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′43″N 18°25′49″E / 49.84528°N 18.43028°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Karviná |
| First mentioned | 1223 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lenka Brzyszkowská |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 27,540 |
| • Density | 1,116/km2 (2,891/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 735 11, 735 14 |
| Website | www |
Orlová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈorlovaː] ⓘ; Polish: Orłowa, German: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the town developed rapidly thanks to coal mining, but the mining also severely damaged the town. In the 21st century, the town is struggling with structural problems and high unemployment, and is infamously known as the worst town to live in in the Czech Republic according to the national Quality of Life Index.