Rychvald

Rychvald (, ) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,800 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Rychvald
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Rychvald - Náměstí Míru (1).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Town square
Settlement.image_flag: Rychvald flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Rychvald CoA.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Moravian-Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Karviná
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic

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Rychvald (, ) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,800 inhabitants.

==Geography== Rychvald is located northeast of Ostrava, in its immediate vicinity. It is urbanistically merged with Ostrava-Michálkovice. It lies in the Ostrava Basin lowland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The territory is rich in fishponds.