Ráj (Polish: Raj, German: Roj, lit. paradise) was a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but in 1971 became administratively a part of the city of Karviná.
It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1447 as Ray.
References
- Hosák, Ladislav; and Rudolf Šrámek (1980). Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku II, M-Ž. Praha: Academia. p. 354.
- Zahradnik, Stanisław (1991). Struktura narodowościowa Zaolzia na podstawie spisów ludności 1880-1991. Trzyniec: HT. OCLC 189422554.
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