Saint George’s Church, Cieszyn

Saint George's Church is a church from the turn of the 15th century, located in Cieszyn at Liburnia 1 street. Initially it was a chapel serving a local asylum and later a hospital church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Cieszyn, Poland
  • Also known as: “Kościół pw. Świętego Jerzego” and “Saint George’s Church in Cieszyn”
  • Address: Liburnia 1, Cieszyn, 43-400

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Habsburg Palace, Cieszyn and Piast tower in Cieszyn.

Castle
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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 210 metres southwest of Saint George’s Church, Cieszyn.

– 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. is situated 230 metres southwest of Saint George’s Church, Cieszyn.

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is situated 250 metres southwest of Saint George’s Church, Cieszyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Český Těšín and Svibice.

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is a town in in the , with a population of 23,300 as of 2024. Its main industries are metal-working and book production. east across the river is its twin town in the of southern Poland, described in a separate article.

Neighborhood
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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. is situated 2½ km south of Saint George’s Church, Cieszyn.

Village
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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 Saint George’s Church, Cieszyn.

Saint George’s Church, Cieszyn

Latitude
49.75269° or 49° 45′ 10″ north
Longitude
18.62864° or 18° 37′ 43″ east
Inception
15th century
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FXWQJ3H+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 130658943
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q11746897
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In Other Languages

From German to Polish—“Saint George’s Church, Cieszyn” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Park Liburnia and Figurka Jezusa Chrystusa w oszklonej wnęce.

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