page_title: Třinec
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Třinec / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Pohled na Třinec ze sídliště Sosna
context_page_description: Třinec is a statutory city in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The city has approximately 35,000 inhabitants and is the smallest statutory city in the Czech Republic. In the 2001 census, 17.7% of the population were Poles. The city is notable for its steel plant, the Třinec Iron and Steel Works, the largest in the Czech Republic, which still has a major impact on the city, on its character, demographics, and air quality.
  Třinec is also an important cultural center of the Polish minority in Zaolzie.
context_section_description: The city of Třinec is located in the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north-east of the Czech Republic, very close to the Polish border and also near the Slovak border, with an elevation of approximately 300 m (984.25 ft) above sea level. It is situated approximately 45 km (28 mi) away from the city of Ostrava and about 320 km (199 mi) from the country's capital, Prague. The city is surrounded by the picturesque Beskydy mountain range, a popular place for cycling, skiing, cross-country skiing, hiking, and paragliding. The city itself comprises the main town built around the steel works but also incorporates a number of surrounding villages.
caption: A view of the city with the Beskids mountains in the background
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