Státní okresní archiv Karviná

Although the Government Decree on Archives was published in 1954, the decision to establish the District Archive in Karviná was made on June 25, 1952 at a joint meeting of representatives of the District National Committee of Karviná, the Regional National Committee of Ostrava and the Regional Archive of Opava. In March 1953, five small rooms were set aside for the needs of its employees in the building of the then Agricultural Purchase Plant on Bezručova Street No. 1 in Karviná-Fryštát. Another two small rooms were acquired by the archive in June 1959. In 1960, further development of the district archive was affected by territorial administrative reform 1960. The fundamental change influencing the operation of the Karviná archive was the abolition of the district of Český Těšín and, conversely, the expansion of the Karviná district. The documents of the Český Těšín District Archive were transferred to the Karviná District Archive. 

The archive holds over four thousand running meters of archival documents that document life in the Karviná region in all its spheres. The Archives' holdings are divided into fonds according to the creators. These include the fonds of the district offices of the former political districts of Fryštát, Těšín, later Český Těšín and Bohumín and the related fonds of the district national committees. The archival fonds of individual towns and municipalities, as well as fonds of city and local national committees, are also preserved. Among the Archives' other holdings are the archives of schools, health facilities, cultural facilities, deanery and parish offices, various associations, financial institutions and others.