Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

on the east bank of the

Olza River The Olza (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland, a right tributary of the Oder The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and it ...

, and the administrative seat of

Cieszyn County __NOTOC__ Cieszyn County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech and Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gove ...

Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship ( ) is an administrative province in southern Poland. With over 4.2 million residents and an area of 12,300 square kilometers, it is the second-most populous, and the most-densely populated and most-urbanized region of Poland ...

. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite

Český Těšín Český Těšín (; ; ) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. Český Těšín lies on the west bank of the Olza (river), Olza river, in the heart of the historical ...

in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. Both towns belong to the historical region of

Cieszyn Silesia Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( ; or ; or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided betwe ...

, and formerly constituted the capital of the

Duchy of Cieszyn The Duchy of Teschen (), also Duchy of Cieszyn () or Duchy of Těšín (), was one of the Duchies of Silesia centered on Cieszyn () in Upper Silesia. It was split off the Silesian Duchy of Opole and Racibórz in 1281 during the feudal division ...

as a single town.

Geography

The town is situated on the Olza river, a tributary of the

Oder The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through wes ...

River, which forms the border with the

. It is located within the western

Silesian Foothills Silesian Foothills (, , ) are foothills located in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has an area of 545 km2. Its western border is Olza river, eastern Skawa. Other main rivers that cut the foothills are from west to east: Vistula, Biała ...

north of the

Silesian Beskids Silesian Beskids (, , ) is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in the Outer Western Carpathians in southern Silesian Voivodeship, Poland and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Most of the range lies in Poland. It is separa ...

and Mt.

Czantoria Wielka or Wielka Czantoria (, ) is a mountain on the border of Poland and the Czech Republic, in the Silesian Beskids mountain range. It reaches a height of . Parts of the mountain on both sides are designated a protected area. Geography The peak of C ...

, a popular

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area–a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North Am ...

. Cieszyn is the heart of the historical region of

, the southeasternmost part of

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( ; ; ; ; Silesian German: ; ) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. The area is predominantly known for its heav ...

. Until the end of

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

in 1918 it was a seat of the Dukes of Cieszyn. In 1920 Cieszyn Silesia was divided between the two newly created states of

and

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

, with the smaller western suburbs of Cieszyn becoming part of Czechoslovakia as a new town called

. The larger part of the town joined Poland as Cieszyn. Three bridges connect the

twin towns A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inte ...

. After Poland and the Czech Republic joined the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

and its passport-free

Schengen zone The Schengen Area ( , ) encompasses European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their common borders. As an element within the wider area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) policy of the European Union (EU), it ...

, border controls were abolished and residents of both the Polish and Czech part could move freely across the border. The combined population of Polish and Czech parts of the city is 61,201 inhabitants. Cieszyn is the southern terminus of the Polish National road 1 leading to

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

on the

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coast. The town combines both Polish and Old–Austrian peculiarities in the style of its buildings. Because of several major fires and subsequent reconstructions (the last one in the late 18th century), the picturesque old town is sometimes called ''Little Vienna''. The only relic of the ancient castle is a square tower, dating from the 14th century and 11th century romanesque chapel.

History

The area has been populated by West Slavic peoples since at least the 7th century. According to legend, in 810 three sons of a prince – Bolko, Leszko and Cieszko, met here after a long pilgrimage, found a spring, and decided to found a new settlement. They called it Cieszyn, from the words ''cieszym się'' ("We're happy"). This well can be found at ''ulica Trzech Braci'' ("Three Brothers Street"), just west of the town square. The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The town was the capital of the

, established during the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies, since 1290, which was ruled by

Piast dynasty The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented List of Polish monarchs, Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I of Poland, Mieszko I (–992). The Poland during the Piast dynasty, Piasts' royal rule in Pol ...

until 1653 and by the

Habsburg Dynasty The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout Europe d ...

of Austria until 1918. It was in Teschen that

Maria Theresa Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure, in her own right. She was the ...

and Frederick II on in May 1779 signed the Teschen Peace Treaty, which put an end to the

War of the Bavarian Succession The War of the Bavarian Succession (; 3 July 1778 – 13 May 1779) was a dispute between the Austrian Habsburg monarchy and an alliance of Electorate of Saxony, Saxony and Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia over succession to the Electorate of Bavaria ...

. In the 19th century Teschen was known for its ethnic, religious and cultural diversity, containing mostly German, Polish, Jewish and Czech communities. There was also a small Vlach community and a Hungarian community in the town consisting mostly of officers and clerks. The town was divided in July 1920, by the Spa Conference, a body formed by the

Versailles Treaty The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919. As the most important treaty of World War I, it ended the state of war between Germany and most of the Allied Powers. It was signed in the Palace of Versailles, exactl ...

, leaving a Polish minority on the Czechoslovak side. Its smaller western suburbs became what is now the town of

in the

. During the interwar period two villages were merged into Cieszyn: Błogocice in 1923 and Bobrek in 1932. After 1920 many ethnic Germans left the town, while many Poles from the Czechoslovakian part of the region moved in. According to the Polish census of 1921, Cieszyn had 15,268 inhabitants, of whom 9,241 (60.5%) were Poles, 4,777 (31.2%) were Germans, 1014 (6.6%) were Jews, and 195 (1.3%) were Czechs. The census from 1931 indicated 14,707 inhabitants, of whom 12,145 (82.7%) were Poles, while the rest consisted mostly of Germans and Jews (in 1937 estimated to be 12 and 8% respectively). Cieszyn and Český Těšín were merged again in October 1938 when Poland annexed the

Trans-Olza Trans-Olza (, ; , ''Záolší''; ), also known as Trans-Olza Silesia (), is a territory in the Czech Republic which was disputed between Poland and Czechoslovakia during the Interwar Period. Its name comes from the Olza River. The history of ...

area together with Český Těšín. Following the joint German-Soviet

invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Second Polish Republic, Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak R ...

, which started

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

in September 1939, Cieszyn was occupied by Germany until 1945. In 1939–1940, the Germans carried out mass arrests of local Poles during the genocidal ''

Intelligenzaktion The ''Intelligenzaktion'' (), or the Intelligentsia mass shootings, was a series of mass murders committed against the Polish people, Polish intelligentsia (teachers, priests, physicians, and other prominent members of Polish society) during the ...

'' campaign, and then imprisoned them in a newly established Nazi prison in the town. Many Polish teachers, school principals, priests and activists were deported to

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and murdered there. The Nazi prison had two

forced labour Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, or violence, including death or other forms of ...

subcamps in the town, and two more in nearby

Karviná Karviná (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Olza (river), Olza River in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Karviná is known as an industrial city with t ...

and Konská. The Germans also established a camp for children up to the age of 2-3, where they were beaten, tortured and subjected to medical experiments. Almost the entire Jewish community was murdered by the Nazis. After World War II, the border between Poland and Czechoslovakia was restored to that of 1920. Most Germans fled or were expelled in accordance with the

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and were replaced with Poles expelled from the

Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union Seventeen days after the German invasion of Poland in 1939, which marked the beginning of the Second World War, the Soviet Union entered the eastern regions of Poland (known as the ) and annexed territories totalling with a population of 13,299 ...

. Signs of the former German presence in the town were removed by a special committee. On 19 July 1970, five firefighters from Cieszyn died when a bridge they were on fell into the Olza River, due to heavy flooding. In 1977, Boguszowice,

Gułdowy Gułdowy is a district of Cieszyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was a separate municipality, but became administratively a part of Cieszyn in 1973. The village was first mentioned in 1461. It belonged then to the Duchy of Cieszyn, formed in 1 ...

, Kalembice, Krasna, Mnisztwo, Pastwiska were amalgamated with Cieszyn and

Marklowice Marklowice is a village in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Marklowice. It lies approximately east of Wodzisław Śląski and south-west of the regio ...

Culture

Since the 18th century Cieszyn Silesia has been an important centre of Polish

Protestantism Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

when the Jesus Church was built as the only one in

. Currently, Cieszyn is also the site of the Cieszyn Summer Film Festival, one of the most influential

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online. Films may be of recent ...

s in Poland. There is also an earlier established Czech-Polish-Slovak film festival.

Industry

Cieszyn is an important centre of the electromechanical industry. It is also the site of the ''Olza Cieszyn'' sweets factory (where the famous

Prince Polo Prince Polo is a Polish wafer chocolate bar and one of Poland's top-selling confectionary brands. It is also sold in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, and Ukraine under the name Siesta, and in Iceland where it is often called Pr ...

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s are made) and the Brackie Browar, where Żywiec Porter is brewed. The main source of income for many citizens is trade with the nearby

and retail trade associated with transit across the two bridges over the Olza to Český Těšín. In the past, the city was home to many furniture factories.

Sites of interest

* Romanesque St. Nicholas' Chapel (''Kaplica św. Mikołaja'', a

rotunda A rotunda () is any roofed building with a circular ground plan, and sometimes covered by a dome. It may also refer to a round room within a building (an example being the one below the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.). ...

from the 11th century), depicted on the current 20 złotych note. * Remnants of the

Piast The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I (–992). The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of King Casimir III the Great. Branches of ...

dynasty castle ** Piast Castle Tower (''Wieża Piastowska'', mostly 14th century) **

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St.

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Church (''Kościół Marii Magdaleny'', 13th century), burial site of the Cieszyn line of the Piast dynasty * Old Town Square (''Rynek'') **

bourgeoisie The bourgeoisie ( , ) are a class of business owners, merchants and wealthy people, in general, which emerged in the Late Middle Ages, originally as a "middle class" between the peasantry and aristocracy. They are traditionally contrasted wi ...

houses (15th–19th centuries) **

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(''Ratusz'', early 19th century) * Former minting house (18th century) *

Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...

Church of Jesus (18th century) * Museum of

in the former Larisch family palace (''Pałac Laryszów'', ''

Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego The Museum of Cieszyn Silesia () in Cieszyn is one of the oldest public museums in Central Europe and the oldest public museum in Poland, set up by father Leopold Jan Szersznik in 1802. History The town palace of the Counts of Larisch was ...

'', the first museum in Poland) *

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(''Browar Zamkowy'', 1846) * Habsburg Palace in Cieszyn * Bonifraters Monastery (18th century) * The

protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

Church of Jesus (''Kościół Jezusowy''), with a

baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

tower and statues of the

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above the

altar An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religion, religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, Church (building), churches, and other places of worship. They are use ...

that liven up the plain interior. * Holy Cross Church

Notable people

Jiří Třanovský Jiří Třanovský (, , ; 9 April 1592 – 29 May 1637), was a Lutheran priest and hymnwriter from the Cieszyn Silesia. Sometimes called the father of Slovak hymnody and the " Luther of the Slavs," Třanovský's name is sometimes anglicized t ...

(1592–1637), theologian and composer * Adam Christian Agricola (1593–1645), evangelical preacher *

Carl Friedrich Kotschy Carl Friedrich Kotschy (, 26 January 1789 – 9 February 1856) was an Austrian Protestant theologian and botanist born in Cieszyn, Poland). He was the father of botanist Theodor Kotschy (1813–1866). From 1807 to 1810 he studied theology a ...

(1789–1856), botanist and theologian * Jakub Skrobanek (–1910), merchant, banker and mayor of Cieszyn *

Rudolf Ramek Rudolf Ramek (12 April 1881 – 24 July 1941) was an Austrian Christian Social politician, who served as Chancellor of Austria from 1924 to 1926. Life Ramek was born in Teschen in Austrian Silesia (present-day Cieszyn, Poland). A membe ...

(1881–1941), Austrian politician,

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* Hermann Heller (1891–1933), jurist *

Viktor Ullmann Viktor Ullmann (1 January 1898 – 18 October 1944) was a Silesia-born Austrian composer, conductor and pianist. Biography Viktor Ullmann was born on 1 January 1898 in Cieszyn (Teschen), which belonged then to Austrian Silesia in the Austro- ...

(1898–1944), Jewish musician *

Max Rostal Max Rostal (7 July 1905 – 6 August 1991) was a violinist and a viola player. He was Austrian-born, but later took British citizenship. Biography Max Rostal was born in Cieszyn to a Jewish merchant family. As a child prodigy, he started studyin ...

(1905–1991), violinist and educator * Herbert Czaja (1914–1997), German politician *

Richard Pipes Richard Edgar Pipes (; July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American historian who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. Pipes was a frequent interviewee in the press on the matters of Soviet history and foreign affairs. His writings als ...

(1923–2018), Polish-American historian * Karol Semik (born 1953), teacher and educator *

Magdalena Gwizdoń Magdalena Gwizdoń (born 4 August 1979) is a Polish biathlete, born in Cieszyn. She is the record holder for the women for the most IBU Biathlon World Cup starts with 529 and second overall after Ole Einar Björndalen. Career Gwizdoń compete ...

(born 1979), biathlete * Kajetan Kajetanowicz (born 1979), rally driver *

Ireneusz Jeleń Ireneusz Jeleń (; born 9 April 1981) is a Polish footballer who plays as a right-winger or striker for CKS Piast Cieszyn. Club career Jeleń was born in Cieszyn. From 2002 to 2006, he played for Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock. In four seas ...

(born 1981), footballer *

Tomisław Tajner Tomisław Tajner (born 1 January 1983) is a Polish former ski jumper who competed from 2001 to 2010. His best individual World Cup results were 24th in Titisee-Neustadt on 1 December 2001, and 24th in Engelberg on 22 December 2002. In team comp ...

(born 1983), ski jumper *

Jan Błachowicz Jan Maciej Błachowicz (; born 24 February 1983) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champ ...

(born 1983), mixed martial artist *

Piotr Żyła Piotr Paweł Żyła (Polish pronunciation: ; born 16 January 1987) is a Polish Ski jumping, ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He is the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021, 2021 ...

(born 1987), ski jumper *

Kacper Sztuka Kacper Sztuka (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 January 2006) is a Polish people, Polish racing driver who currently races in 2025 Eurocup-3 season, Eurocup-3 with Campos Racing, Griffin Core by Campos. He most recently competed in the 2024 FIA F ...

(born 2006), racing driver

Twin towns – sister cities

Cieszyn is twinned with: *

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, Bulgaria *

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, France *

, Czech Republic *

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, Belgium * Puck, Poland *

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, Slovakia *

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, Finland

Gallery

File:Cieszyn Rynek2.jpg, Town Hall at the Cieszyn Market Square File:Cieszyn Buildings 39.jpg, Townhouses in Cieszyn File:2012 Powiat cieszyński, Cieszyn, Góra Zamkowa, Rotunda św. Mikołaja 02.jpg, Rotunda from circa 1180 / St. Nicholas Church File:Ciesz wieza 361.jpg, 14th century

tower File:Teschen-figura.jpg, Statue of

Saint Florian Florian (; AD 250 – 304) was a Christian holy man and the patron saint of chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patron saint of Poland, the city of Linz, Austria, and Upper Austria, jointl ...

File:Cieszyn 01.jpg, Monastery, church, and hospital of the

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Dominican Church, begun in late 13th century File:Pałac Myśliwski Habsburgów w Cieszynie 1.JPG, Hunting Palace of the Habsburgs and monument commemorating Silesian legionnaries fallen for Poland File:Kamienica Mieszkalna.DanielG44K.jpg, Hotel on the town square File:Cieszyn 57.jpg,

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Protestant Church of Jesus, begun in 1710 File:Brama cmentarza komunalnego w Cieszynie1.JPG, Communal Cemetery in Cieszyn File:Pałac Larischów w Cieszynie 1.JPG, Museum of the

References

External links

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Museum of Cieszyn Silesia
(Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego)
Jewish Community in Cieszyn
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