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).

Petrůvka
Piotrówka
Piotrówka River in Marklowice Górne
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Location
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSilesian Foothills, Cieszyn Silesia
Mouth 
 • location
Olza
 • coordinates
49°54′41″N 18°28′44″E / 49.91139°N 18.47889°E / 49.91139; 18.47889
Length31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOlzaOderBaltic Sea

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.

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References

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  • 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.