چشن
Cieszyn [ˈt͡ɕɛʂɨn] (
استمع) (تشيكية: Těšín, ألمانية: Teschen, لاتينية: Tessin) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has about 36,100 inhabitants (اعتبارا من 2013[تحديث]), and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Republic's Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region. Both towns belonged to the historical region of Austrian Silesia and are the historical capital of the region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Cieszyn | |
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 Market square | |
 Flag ملف:POL Cieszyn COA.svg Coat of arms | |
| الشعار: Amore et non dolore | |
  Cieszyn Location of Cieszyn in Poland | |
| الإحداثيات: 49°44′54.37″N 18°37′59.56″E / 49.7484361°N 18.6332111°ECoordinates: 49°44′54.37″N 18°37′59.56″E / 49.7484361°N 18.6332111°E | |
| Country |  بولندا |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Cieszyn |
| First mentioned | 1155 |
| الحكومة | |
| • Mayor | Gabriela Staszkiewicz |
| المساحة | |
| • الإجمالي | 28٫69 كم² (11٫08 ميل²) |
| التعداد (2006) | |
| • الإجمالي | 36٬014 |
| • الكثافة | 1٬300/km2 (3٬300/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 43-400 |
| الموقع الإلكتروني | http://www.cieszyn.pl/ |
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Geography
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Cieszyn is twinned with:
Gallery
The Town Hall at the Cieszyn Market Square
Townhouses in Cieszyn
Rotunda from circa 1180 / St. Nicholas Church
14th century Piast tower
Nicolaus Copernicus High School in Cieszyn
Statue of Saint Florian
Monastery, church, and hospital of the Sisters of Saint Elizabeth
Mary Magdalene Dominican Church, begun in late 13th century
Hunting Palace of the Habsburgs and monument commemorating Silesian legionnaries fallen for Poland
Hotel on the town square
Evangelical Protestant Church of Jesus, begun in 1710
Communal Cemetery in Cieszyn
Museum of the Cieszyn Silesia
Footnotes
- ^ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Luzern". Stadt Luzern (in German). Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
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References
- Dzieje Cieszyna od pradziejów do czasów współczesnych. Cieszyn: Książnica Cieszyńska. 2010. ISBN 978-83-927052-6-0.
- Wawreczka, Henryk; Janusz Spyra; Mariusz Makowski (1999). Těšín, Český Těšín na starých pohlednicích a fotografiích / Cieszyn, Czeski Cieszyn na starych widokówkach i fotografiach. Nebory, Třinec: Wart. ISBN 80-238-4804-6.
Further reading
- Długajczyk, Edward (1993). Tajny front na granicy cieszyńskiej. Wywiad i dywersja w latach 1919-1939. Katowice: Śląsk. ISBN 83-85831-03-7.
External links
- Official website
- Museum of Cieszyn Silesia (Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego)
- Jewish Community in Cieszyn on Virtual Shtetl