Cieszyn Castle

Cieszyn Castle is a castle in , , . Cieszyn Castle is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piast tower in Cieszyn and Zamkowa mountain.

– a defence tower of the former castle of the dukes of on Castle Hill in Cieszyn, one of the four that once existed there and the only one that survived.

Peak
Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5.
is a peak.

Castle
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Habsburg Hunting Palace is a Classicist palace built in 1838–1840 in , . It has been designed by Viennese architect Joseph Kornhäusel, constructed on the earthwork of the lower castle. is situated 100 metres east of Cieszyn Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cieszyn and Svibice.

Photo: Kpjas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the of southern Poland, with a population of 33,500 in 2021. It stands on the River Olza on the Czech border. a short walk west is now a separate town in the Czech Republic.

Neighborhood
Photo: D T G, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a village in , , . It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of in 1947. The name is derived from the świba bush, from the cornus genius.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and part of in in the of the . It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of in 1960 and later Český Těšín in 1975. is situated 2½ km west of Cieszyn Castle.

Cieszyn Castle

Latitude
49.75128° or 49° 45′ 5″ north
Longitude
18.6259° or 18° 37′ 33″ east
Open location code
8FXWQJ2G+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 14211705098
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q9386617
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Satellite Map

Discover Cieszyn Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Ukrainian—“Cieszyn Castle” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Hrad Těšín”
  • Czech: “Těšín”
  • German: “Burg Teschen”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Cieszynie”
  • Russian: “Цешинский замок”
  • Ukrainian: “Цешинський замок”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kościół pw. Świętego Mikołaja and Park Angielski na Górze Zamkowej.

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