Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:50:24 +0200The last shift: How coal shaped Ostrava and Karviná for generationshttps://english.radio.cz/last-shift-how-coal-shaped-ostrava-and-karvina-generations-8881844© 2026 Radio Prague International Coal mining in the Ostrava-Karviná basin has come to an end after nearly two and a half centuries. The last OKD mine has shut down, bringing to a close an industry that transformed this corner of Czechia into one of Central Europe’s industrial heartlands. Radio Prague International looks back on a world of hard work, danger, pride and strong regional identity. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/b4a63b2c6e6dc20b38a6688fb926e8c3.jpg?timestamp=1774532963 The last shift: How coal shaped Ostrava and Karviná for generations https://english.radio.cz/last-shift-how-coal-shaped-ostrava-and-karvina-generations-8881844 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9