Cieszyn
Cieszyn is a town in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, with a population of 33,500 in 2021. It stands on the River Olza on the Czech border. Český Těšín a short walk west is now a separate town in the Czech Republic.- Locality with about 34,900 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 300 metres (990 feet)
Places of Interest
Highlights include Český Těšín and Museum of Cieszyn Silesia.
Museum of Cieszyn Silesia
Museum
The Museum of Cieszyn Silesia in Cieszyn is one of the…
Piast tower in Cieszyn
Piast tower in Cieszyn – a defence tower of the former…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Český Těšín and Chotěbuz.
Cieszyn
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Latitude
49.7492° or 49° 44′ 57″ north
Longitude
18.6318° or 18° 37′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FXWPJXJ+MP
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Cieszyn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Чешин”
- Chinese: “切申”
- Czech: “Těšín”
- Esperanto: “Teŝino”
- Hebrew: “צ’שין”
- Korean: “치에신”
- Latin: “Tessinum”
- Latvian: “Cešina”
- Lithuanian: “Cešinas”
- Polish: “Cieszyn”
- Russian: “Цешин”
- Silesian: “Ćeszyn”
- Slovak: “Tešín”
- Ukrainian: “Цешин”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bobrek and Zpupná Lhota.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Záplotí [Český Těšín-Dolní Žukov] and Štěpnice [Ropice].
Silesian Voivodeship: Highlights
Learn more about Katowice and Częstochowa.
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