Cieszyn
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| Motto: Amore et non dolore | |||
 Cieszyn
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| Coordinates: 49°44′54.37″N 18°37′59.56″E / 49.7484361°N 18.6332111°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | Cieszyn | ||
| First mentioned | 1155 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ryszard Macura | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 28.69 km2 (11.08 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 36,014 | ||
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 43-400 | ||
| Website | http://www.cieszyn.pl/ | ||
Cieszyn [ˈt͡ɕɛʂɨn] (Czech: Těšín, German: Teschen, Yiddish: טעשין, Teschin, Latin: 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 (as of 2013[update]), 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/Těšín Silesia.
The town is situated on the Olza river, a tributary of the Oder River, which forms the border with the Czech Republic. It is located within the western Silesian Foothills north of the Silesian Beskids and Mt. Czantoria Wielka, a popular ski resort. Cieszyn is the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, the southeasternmost part of Upper Silesia. Until the end of World War I in 1918 it was a seat of the Dukes of Teschen.
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