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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Český Těšín and Museum of Cieszyn Silesia.
Museum of Cieszyn Silesia
Museum
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The Museum of Cieszyn Silesia in Cieszyn is one of the oldest public museums in Central Europe and the oldest public museum in Poland, set up by father Leopold Jan Szersznik in 1802.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Český Těšín and Chotěbuz.
Český Těšín
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Český Těšín is a town in North Moravia and Silesia in the Czech Republic, with a population of 23,300 as of 2024. Its main industries are metal-working and book production. Cieszyn east across the river is its twin town in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, described in a separate article.
Chotěbuz
Village
Chotěbuz is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority. Chotěbuz is situated 5 km northwest of Cieszyn.
Cieszyn
- Type: Locality with 34,900 residents
- Location: Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.7492° or 49° 44′ 57″ northLongitude
18.6318° or 18° 37′ 54″ eastPopulation
34,900Elevation
301 metres (988 feet)Open location code
8FXWPJXJ+MPGeoNames ID
7532301
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Záplotí [Český Těšín-Dolní Žukov] and Štěpnice [Ropice].
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