12 th June 1268 The first written reference to the area is in
the foundation charter issued by Vladislav the Duke of Opole for
the Benedictine monastery in Orlov grating to right to extract salt
in the Solca region, the centre of the region used to be in Frytt.
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18 th February 1327 The first reference to Frytt as a town was
first mentioned in Liege Charter of Kazimr I., Duke of Tn, for
Czech king John ofLuxembourg. Back to Timeline
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1447 Bolek's Privilege granted the town the right of heritage
up to the fourth kinship branch, the right of mile, right to brew
bier, right to hunt on the lord's hunting grounds, right to
establish guilds and right to have higher courts. Back to
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16 th century Economic prosperity of the town Back to
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1511 The great fire destroyed almost the whole town. Back to
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1520 A bricked renaissance castle was constructed in its place
near the town walls. Back to Timeline
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1515-1530 In the place of the burnt belfry of the parish church
a tall bricked renaissance tower was built. Back to Timeline
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1529 The symbols of the town were a seal and a coat-of- arms.
It shows a half of the Tn eagle and a half of the lime-tree
triple-leaf (a Slavonic atribute). Back to Timeline
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1560 The town had its own municipal constitution called Order
of Municipal Right in Ten Articles. Back to Timeline
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1564-1569 A tall bricked renaissance tower facing the square
was added to the main facade of the renewed bricked town hall. Back
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1571 When Bedich Kazimr, the Prince of Tn, died, the town lost
the title of a princely town and it became a serf town in 1572.
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1617 The second great fire of Frytt marked the town's deep
decay. Back to Timeline
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1766 The oppression of serfs led to an open peasant rebellion.
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1771 The corve patent for Silesia. Back to Timeline
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1776 Coal was discovered the history of the town and the whole
region changed forever. Back to Timeline
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1781 Abolish servitude and declared freedom of faith. The third
great fire. Back to Timeline
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1792 New owner of Frytt and the estate with a ruin of the
castle become the family of Larisch-Mnichs. Back to Timeline
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19 th century The Larisch-Mnichs established 4 great mines in
Karvin. Back to Timeline
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1823 The fourth fire of the town. Back to Timeline
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1850 Frytt remained a quiet little town, which become head of a
newly established district. Back to Timeline
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1867 There was discovered healing spring, which developed into
the present iodine spa Darkov. Back to Timeline
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28 th July 1920 When the Czechoslovak Republic was established,
it had no effect on the town. Back to Timeline
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1923 Karvin was promoted to a town. Back to Timeline
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10th October 1938 After the Munisch Dictate the Tn region
including the present town and its sourroundings was given to
Beck's Poland and all authorities were replaced with the Polish
administration. Back to Timeline
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1 st September 1939 The town was incorporated into the Third
Reich. Back to Timeline
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1948 The present city was established by merging Frytt, Karvin,
Darkov, Rj and Star Msto into one conurbation named Karvin. Back to
Timeline
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1992 The historic quarter Frytt and spa Darkov were declared as
municipal cultural heritage zone Karvin. Back to Timeline
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Sources: PhDr. Rebrov, A. Karvin. Strunou histori msta. Karvin:
Sprva zmku a pamtkov pe OK Magistrtu msta Karvin, 2006.
