Petrůvka (river)

Petrůvka Piotrówka
Piotrówka River in Marklowice Górne
Location
Countries	Poland Czech Republic
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Silesian Foothills, Cieszyn Silesia
Mouth
• location	Olza
• coordinates	49°54′41″N 18°28′44″E
Length	31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Olza→ Oder→ Baltic Sea

Petrůvka^ⓘ (Polish: Piotrówka^ⓘ) is a 31 km long river originating in Poland but flowing mostly through Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It is the right tributary of the Olza River, to which it enters in Závada (part of Petrovice u Karviné).

It begins in vicinity of Cieszyn (Pastwiska) and then flows north through Hażlach, Kończyce Wielkie, Kończyce Małe, Zebrzydowice, where it veers west towards Marklowice Górne, Dolní Marklovice, Petrovice u Karviné and Závada.

See also

• Polish minority in the Czech Republic

References

• Cicha, Irena; Jaworski, Kazimierz; Ondraszek, Bronisław; Stalmach, Barbara; Stalmach, Jan (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. pp. 16, 18. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.