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Władysław Michejda (1876–1937)
Władysław Michejda (14 March 1876 in Návsí, Nawsie - 1 April 1937 in Cieszyn) was a Polish barrister and Mayor of Cieszyn from 1929 to 1937. Son of Franciszek Michejda, Franciszek, Lutheran pastor. He graduated from high school in Cieszyn and from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He became doctor of law in 1904 and worked as a barrister in Lwów since 1908. Michejda returned to Cieszyn in 1919, where he opened his lawyer office. In 1929 he became mayor of Cieszyn and served in this office until 1937. References * Józef Golec, Golec, Józef and Stefania Bojda, Bojda, Stefania (1995). ''Słownik biograficzny ziemi cieszyńskiej''. Cieszyn. Vol. 2, pp. 143-144. 1876 births 1937 deaths Jagiellonian University alumni People from Frýdek-Místek District People from Cieszyn Silesia Polish Lutherans Lawyers from Lviv Mayors of places in Poland {{Poland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cieszyn ( , ; cs, Těšín ; german: Teschen; la, Tessin; szl, 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), and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Republic. Both towns belong to the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, and formerly as one town composed the capital of the Duchy of Cieszyn. Geography The town is situated on the Olza (river), 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 Duchy of Teschen, Dukes of Teschen. In 1920 Cieszyn Silesia was divided between the two n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
