Cieszyn | |
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 Cieszyn market square in November 2016 | |
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  Cieszyn Location of Cieszyn in Poland  Cieszyn Cieszyn (Poland) | |
| Coordinates: 49°44′54.37″N 18°37′59.56″E / 49.7484361°N 18.6332111°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Silesian |
| County | Cieszyn |
| First mentioned | 1155 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabriela Staszkiewicz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.69 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 33,500 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43-400 |
| Area code | +48 33 |
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| Website | http://www.cieszyn.pl/ |
Cieszyn (/ˈtʃɛʃɪn/ CHESH-in, Polish: [ˈt͡ɕɛʂɨn] ; Czech: Těšín [ˈcɛʃiːn] ; German: Teschen; Latin: Tessin; Silesian: Ćeszyn) 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 33,500 inhabitants (as of December 2021),[update][1] and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Republic. Both towns belong to the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, and formerly constituted the capital of the Duchy of Cieszyn as a single town.
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-27. Data for territorial unit 2403011.