Czechs in Poland

Czechs in Poland
Czech inscription in Zelów's Polish Reformed Church.
Total population
3,447 (2011)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Cieszyn Silesia, Łódź Voivodeship, Warsaw, Kłodzko County
Languages
Czech, Polish
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Czechs

Czechs in Poland form a small minority of 3,447, according to the 2011 census,[1] up from 386 in 2002. Czech presence in Poland dates back several centuries, with more numerous migration to Poland starting in the early modern period.

Most of them reside in and around Zelów (81, in Łódź Voivodeship), in the Czech Corner within the southwest portion of Kłodzko County (47, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship) and in the Polish sections of Cieszyn Silesia (61). Some live in Warsaw.