Karolinka
Sign in to saveKarolinka (until 1951 Karolinina Huť; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Key facts
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- Karolinka
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- Town
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- Karolinka, Czech Republic - panoramio (1).jpg
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- Panorama of Karolinka
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- Country
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- Region
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- Zlín
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- District
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- Vsetín
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- Czech Republic
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- 1
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- Location in the Czech Republic
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- Mayor
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- Richard Holiš
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- Founded
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- 1861
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Karolinka (until 1951 Karolinina Huť; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
==Etymology== The name is a Czech diminutive form of woman name Caroline. It was derived from given name of stepmother of its founder, Jewish entrepreneur Salomon Reich. Until 1951, its name was Karolinina Huť, meaning "Karolina's glassworks".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karolinka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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