Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia ( pl, Euroregion Śląsk Cieszyński, cs, Euroregion Těšínské Slezsko) is one of the

euroregion In European politics, the term Euroregion usually refers to a transnational co-operation structure between two (or more) contiguous territories located in different European countries. Euroregions represent a specific type of cross-border region. ...

s (transnational co-operation structures) between Poland and Czech Republic. It has area of 1741,34 km² and 658,224 inhabitants as of 2009. The largest cities are

Jastrzębie Zdrój Jastrzębie may refer to: * Jastrzębie, Brodnica County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Jastrzębie, Lipno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) *Jastrzębie, Świecie County in Kuyavian-Pomer ...

from Polish side and Havířov from Czech side. It was established on 22 April 1998. It comprises a large part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia: * in Poland: 12 municipalities of the

Cieszyn County __NOTOC__ Cieszyn County ( pl, powiat cieszyński) 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 o ...

, 2 municipalities of the

Bielsko County __NOTOC__ Bielsko County ( pl, powiat bielski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reform ...

( Jaworze and Jasienica), 1 municipality in Wodzisław County ( Godów) and

(however, the last two are not part of Cieszyn Silesia). * in the Czech Republic: 16 municipalities of the

Karviná District Karviná District ( cs, okres Karviná, pl, powiat Karwina) is a district (''okres'') within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Karviná. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative ...

and 27 municipalities in the eastern part of the Frýdek-Místek District; Not the whole area of the historical Cieszyn Silesia region belongs to the euroregion, mainly Bielsko and Czechowice-Dziedzice and Frýdek with its surroundings, east of the Ostravice river, which belong to the Euroregion Beskydy.

Strategic goals of Euroregion

* wide development of the region * exchange of experience and information * support for culture, education and sport in the region * development of regional transport infrastructure * improvement of the security of citizens * tourism development * cooperation between schools and support for ecological initiatives

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Strategic goals of Euroregion

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