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  Cieszyn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cieszyn is a town in southern Poland with 37,300 inhabitants (1995), situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodship (1975-1998).
Cieszyn lies on the Olza, a tributary of the Oder river, opposite to the Cesky Tesin.
Cieszyn was the capital of the Duchy of Cieszyn and shared its history throughout the ages.
www.sugarland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cieszyn   (385 words)

  
 Cieszyn - Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
roku 1220 nastąpiła formalna lokacja miasta, a Cieszyn uzyskał pierwsze prawa miejskie na prawie lwówieckim.
Po upadku cesarstwa i zakończeniu I wojny światowej Cieszyn, jak i cały Śląsk Cieszyński, stał się terytorium spornym pomiędzy Polską i Czechosłowacją.
Cieszyn jest miastem z dużą ilością terenów zielonych 6,40 km² (23% powierzchni miasta), z czego lasy zajmują jedynie 2,06 km² (7% powierzchni).
pl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cieszyn   (2157 words)

  
 Cieszyn: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cieszyn is a town in southern Poland[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] with 37,300 inhabitants (1995), EHandler: no quick summary.
Duchy of cieszyn (polish ksistwo cieszyskie) was an independent duchy in the area of cieszyn silesia....
Cieszyn silesia (polish lsk cieszyski, czech tšínské slezsko) is a historical region in south-eastern silesia, between the vistula...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ci/cieszyn.htm   (1581 words)

  
 Serwis Informacyjny Powiatu Cieszyńskiego   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cieszyn District is situated in southern Poland in the Silesia region with an area of 730 sq km.
Cieszyn, as a border town (the border checkpoint is situated in the centre of the town) is an important communication centre.
The vehicle frontier in Cieszyn and the rail frontier in Zebrzydowice are the biggest in Poland.
www.powiat.cieszyn.pl /english/english.htm   (1156 words)

  
 The Duchy of Cieszyn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As in the Cieszyn region the Polish-speaking group was predominant, Poland tried to incorporate the Duchy.
The Duchy of Cieszyn is shown on the map of Silesia (right, at the bottom).
It is marked in orange and the post-1920 border between Poland and Czechoslovakia is shown in red.
www.polishroots.org /genpoland/ciesz.htm   (165 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Cieszyn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cieszyn (German: Teschen; Czech: Těšín) is a town in southern Poland with 37,300 inhabitants (1995), situated in the Silesian Voivodship and seat of powiat of Cieszyn (since 1999), previously in Bielsko-Biała Voivodship (1975-1998).
It was at Cieszyn that Maria Theresa and Frederick II signed on May 13, 1779 the Teschen Peace Treaty, which put an end to the War of the Bavarian Succession.
Following the Czech invasion of Cieszyn Silesia in January 1919, the city was divided in 1920 by the Conference of Ambassadors, a body formed by the Versailles Treaty, leaving a sizeable Polish minority on the Czechoslovak side.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Cieszyn   (506 words)

  
 Cieszyn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rzeka Olza dzieli aglomerację na Cieszyn i Czeski Cieszyn, stanowi granicę administracyjną i państwową pomiędzy Polską i Czechami.
Cieszyn jest miastem starym, którego początki sięgają XIII wieku (wg.
Czeski Cieszyn ma powierzchnię 35,5 km2, a liczba mieszkańców 28 750.
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Until 1918 it was called Saska K pa (Sachsenberg) and was a suburb of the Austrian-Hungarian town of Cieszyn in the Duchy of Cieszyn, within Cieszyn Silesia.
Cieszyn Silesian dialect (Polish: gwara cieszy ska, Czech t nsk n e) is one of the Silesian dialects of the Polish language with strong Czech and German influences and even Vlachs' and Slovak.
Gorals of ywiec and Cieszyn Silesia in Poland
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Cieszyn-Silesia.htm   (559 words)

  
 Driving Force -- About theHotel 500   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The 2 star Hotel 500 in Cieszyn is the last "Polish house" on a journey before reaching the border with the Czech republic.
Due to geographic location and historical heritage of many centuries, Cieszyn can be proud of its unique cultural tradition.
Cieszyn is regarded as one of the most interesting Polish towns, and has a unique urban architectural complex.
www.cnghotels.com /bookingengine/info.asp?cid=45270&hotelid=768960&supplier=T   (153 words)

  
 Multimedialna Polska
According to legend, Cieszyn was founded in 810 to commemorate the meeting of three brothers Leszko, Bolko i Cieszko, after a long separation.
Historians claim that Cieszyn came into existence at the end of the 10th century as a fortress of the Polanin state.
At the end of the 13th century, Cieszyn became the capital of the Duchy of Cieszyn, ruled by the Piast dynasty until the mid-17th century, and later governed by the Habsburgs.
www.naszlaku.pl /dane/prezent/_prez_gm/4_cieszyn/cieszyn_ang.htm   (411 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - A Troubled Union
The work force in the Cieszyn plant was the first to list its objections, and began making plans for a warning strike.
Cieszyn shareholders, naturally, did not object; they voted for the merger and thus control of the new company.
Both the new president in Cieszyn (his predecessor elected for retirement and a seat on the management board) and his counterpart in Wrocław are convinced the merger will go through.
www1.warsawvoice.pl /archiwum.phtml/2989   (577 words)

  
 The Warsaw Voice - Opinion
Hence the folk saying, "tough as a Luther from Cieszyn." This saying is obviously unknown to Freedom Union (UW) leaders, who are under the delusion that they're facing a kind, gentle prime minister.
Thanks to books, Cieszyn Silesia became what it is. Until recently in the area, Lutheran farms were neater, and less alcohol was drunk there in the evenings than in the rest of Poland, while farmers' sons went to school more often than elsewhere.
Cieszyn's Lutherans have obtained great strength for survival and endurance from their religious ethics and their attitude of treating life as a serious duty.
www2.warsawvoice.pl /old/v470/Opi01.html   (879 words)

  
 Cieszyn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Obecnie miasto podzielone jest wzdłuż Olzy na części polską i czeską (patrz: Czeski Cieszyn), przy czym historyczna
Cieszyn był też długo siedzibą dowództwa wojsk austro-węgierskich.
Cieszyn stał się miastem niemal w całości etnicznie polskim.
www.republika.pl /ksiestwocieszynskie/cieszyn.html   (3056 words)

  
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According to a romantic legend, Cieszyn was founded in 810 AD by three sons of Polish king Leszek III.
In 1374, a town charter was given to Cieszyn.
After the war the town was divided into Polish and Czech Cieszyn, on the bank of river.
www.eurorest.net /index.php?id=11&ctid=15&lng=en   (263 words)

  
 cieszyn
During the last few decades the situation has changed due to the fact that travellers have less time and the modern border point on the outskirts of the town limits traffic within it.
- Cieszyn is a modern border city and it is obvious that it cooperates with foreign partners.
The cooperation is advantageous for all the parties involved and allows us to share experience regarding culture, education, urban service, social welfare, etc. Cieszyn has benefited from the participation of Belgian experts in preparing the town's development strategy for the next decade.
www.panorama-miast.com.pl /34/html/cieszyn.htm   (478 words)

  
 Hotel 500 w Cieszynie, Polska
Its activity is only one year and there are guests from various parts of Poland who already speak of  respect for our hotel and not only.
This is the last hotel before the border crossing Cieszyn - Boguszowie (about 1,5 km away), that's why it is called "the last Polish House during travelling".
Situated by the International route A1 starting from Warsaw through Katowice, Bielsko and Cieszyn to the Czech Republic it has become the closed-circle atmosphere place for the break while travelling.
www.comcat.com /~romwo222/Bielsko/Cieszyn500   (393 words)

  
 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
Cieszyn is a town in southern Poland with 37,300 inhabitants (1995).
Cieszyn is situated on the Olza, a tributary of the Oder river, opposite to the Cesky Tesin.
Currently Cieszyn is the site of the Summer Film Festival, one of the most influential film festivals in Poland.
www.irelandinformationguide.com /Cieszyn   (346 words)

  
 Miejsce na Twój nagłówek
The Programme of Cooperation of the City of Cieszyn with Non Governmental Organizations and the first Municipal Programme of Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Problems was put on vote.
In the same month the gala to commemorate the first anniversary of „Barka” in Cieszyn and the fifth anniversary of creation of the Association in Aid of Integration and Family Supporting „Be Together”, which runs the Non-Governmental Center of Support to Family.
January the buildings at Błogocka street were donated by the Barka Foundation of Mutual Help to the Barka Association in Cieszyn, and the agreement with the Mayor of the City of Cieszyn regulating the title deed to the buildings and guaranteeing the subsidies for Association’s activities in 2003-2005 was signed.
www.barka.org.pl /1cieszyn_eng.htm   (896 words)

  
 Cieszyn - Wikipedia
Dieser Artikel beschreibt die polnische Stadt Cieszyn, deutsch Teschen.
Die Stadt liegt im Kreis Cieszyn der Woiwodschaft Schlesien und wird durch die Staatsgrenze von der Stadt Český Těšín getrennt, mit der sie einst die Stadt Teschen bildete, die bis 1919 Österreichisch Schlesien angehörte.
Rund um Teschen hatte Franz Stephan von Lothringen weitläufige Güter, die über seine Tochter Marie Christine an ihren Ehemann Albert zu Sachsen fielen, der den Titel Herzog von Teschen annahm und als Albert von Sachsen-Teschen bekannt ist.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Teschen   (377 words)

  
 Cieszyn hotels, for discount hotels in Cieszyn
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 Crossroads For Ideas News
The Recent '2004 InfoUK Day' (31 July) was hosted by Cieszyn, a city in the south of Poland.
Cieszyn is composed of two parts – one belongs to Poland, one to the Czech Republic.
On the occasion of the festival, Cieszyn is visited by almost 50,000 young people every year.
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 Discover Poland online - discount hotel reservation. hotels Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk
The hotel is situated near Cieszyn, hardly a few kilometres from the centre of the town.
It is the last hotel (1.5 km) before the Cieszyn-Boguszowice border crossing point, on the Polish -Czech border, on the main route leading from Scandinavia and the Baltic Coast to the biggest cities of the Central and Southern Europe.
It"s worth mentioning that the border is crossed in Cieszyn by more than 20 mln people and almost 3.5 mln vehicles per year.
www.discover-poland.pl /index.php?m=prezentacja&id=741&placeid=741&language=english   (303 words)

  
 City of Lucerne – Authorities - Twin towns - Cieszyn (Poland)
In 1992 the polish city of Cieszyn became a Twin City of Lucerne.
The partnership and friendship is to be intensified and new projects are to be discussed.
An exchange program for trainees is also planed with Cieszyn.
www.stadtluzern.ch /default.aspx?pageid=1071   (123 words)

  
 cieszyn reklama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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I have a solution that will cieszyn reklama bring permanent peace to the area: Convert the Protestants of Northern Ireland cieszyn reklama to Catholicism.
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 Directory - World: Polska: Regionalne: Śląskie: Cieszyn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cieszyn - Moja mała ojczyzna  · Informacje o władzach miasta, historia, prahistoria, dane statystyczne, zabytki wraz z opisami i zdjęciami.
Cieszyn (Teschen), Kreisstadt  · cached · Adam Wladyka stellt die Stadt und ihre Sehenswürdigkeiten vor.
Cieszyn, Urząd Miasta  · Dane o władzach miejskich, dane statystyczne, przetargi, kalendarz wydarzeń.
www.incywincy.com /default?p=77085   (177 words)

  
 Stowarzyszenie Cieszyńskiej Młodzieży Twórczej
The subject matter results from young people's needs and proceeds in two ways: for people who want to develop their own interests, and for people, who plan to go to art academies.
Stowarzyszenie Cieszyńskiej Młodzieży Twórczej (Creative Youths' Association of Cieszyn) began its work in year 1991 starting from theatre activities, then, responding to the needs and expectations of young people, it was constantly modifying its programme aiming at multidirectional development.
The goal of association is not only the promotion of widely understood creativity (also in the areas that are unconventional, original, impossible to realise at school or at other cultural centres), but also moulding youth leaders and popularisation of those initiatives, that are unprofitable, altruistic for own environment and local community.
scmt.cieszyn.pl /eng_ver.htm   (913 words)

  
 - Chapter 19
I was soon riding along the road to Cieszyn on a fine spring day.
Business was not booming in Cieszyn, and many who were willing could not find work.
I was pleased to discover that the bell casters I had come to Cieszyn to see lived directly across from the inn.
www.baen.com /chapters/W200412/0743488636__19.htm   (4319 words)

  
 Cieszyn, Skoczów, Ustroń, Wisła :: OX.PL :: Cieszyn, Skoczów, Ustroń, Wisła
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 Cieszyn Hotels - Best prices, best places
Cieszyn Hotel accommodation - Best prices, best places.
We have the best deals and discounts for hotel rooms in Cieszyn.
It is the perfect base for getting to know both Poland and the Czech Republic.
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 Fodor's Travel Guides | Forums Messages
Cieszyn has a beautiful city centre (rynek), you may want to stop by there and relax.
Or take a train across in five minutes, from Cieszyn at 0724, 0932, 1105, 1302, and 1519.
Cieszyn is ninety minutes by bus from Oswiecim (Ausschwitz).
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