Cieszyn

Cieszyn
Cieszyn market square in November 2016
Cieszyn market square in November 2016
Flag of Cieszyn
Coat of arms of Cieszyn
Motto(s): 
Amore et non dolore
(Latin for 'by love and not by pain')
Cieszyn is located in Silesian Voivodeship
Cieszyn
Cieszyn
Location of Cieszyn in Poland
Cieszyn is located in Poland
Cieszyn
Cieszyn
Cieszyn (Poland)
Coordinates: 49°44′54.37″N 18°37′59.56″E / 49.7484361°N 18.6332111°E / 49.7484361; 18.6332111
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
CountyCieszyn
First mentioned1155
Government
 • MayorGabriela Staszkiewicz
Area
 • Total28.69 km2 (11.08 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021[1])
 • Total33,500
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43-400
Area code+48 33
Highways
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.cieszyn.pl/

Cieszyn (/ˈɛʃɪn/ 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),[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.

  1. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-27. Data for territorial unit 2403011.