Cieszyn
border town in southern Poland and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship
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Summary
Cieszyn is an urban municipality of Poland[1]. Cieszyn ranks in the top 3% of urban municipality of poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,114 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European City of the Reformation[3], Order of Polonia Restituta[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cieszyn County[5]
- Country: Poland[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Olza[7], Bobrówka[8], Puńcówka[9]
- Continent: Europe[10]
- Instance of: border city[11], town divided by border[12], city or town[13], tourist destination[14]
- Shares border with: Český Těšín[15], Chotěbuz[16], Gmina Hażlach[17], Gmina Goleszów[18], Gmina Dębowiec[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Lucerne[20], Rožňava[21], Český Těšín[22], Genk[23], Puck[24], Teuva[25], Balchik[26]
- Coat of arms: Coats of arms of Cieszyn[27]
- Postal code: 43-400[28]
- Commons category: Cieszyn[29]
- Licence plate code: SCI[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[31], UTC+02:00[32]
- Local dialing code: 33[33]
- Inception: 1155[34]
- Official website: http://www.um.cieszyn.pl/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cieszyn[36]
- Commons gallery: Cieszyn[37]
- Population: 34,513[38], 33,958[39]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[40], Vlastenský slovník historický[41], Otto's encyclopedia[42], Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesiae[43], Slezské pohádky a pověsti[44], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[45]
- Capital of: Duchy of Teschen[46], Cieszyn County[47]
- Official name: Cieszyn[48]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cieszyn[49]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cieszyn[50]
- Female population: 17,911[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Cieszyn include Tesching[52], a firearm model[53].
Why It Matters
Cieszyn has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Cieszyn is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Cieszyn include Tesching[52], a firearm model[53].
FAQs
What awards did Cieszyn receive?
Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3] and Order of Polonia Restituta[4].