Cieszyn

Summary

Cieszyn is an urban municipality of Poland^[1]. Cieszyn ranks in the top 3% of urban_municipality_of_poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cieszyn received the European City of the Reformation^[3].
• Cieszyn received the Order of Polonia Restituta^[4].
• Cieszyn is located in Cieszyn County^[5].
• Cieszyn is in the country of Poland^[6].
• Cieszyn is on the body of water Olza^[7].
• Cieszyn is on the body of water Bobrówka^[8].
• Cieszyn is on the body of water Puńcówka^[9].
• Cieszyn's image is recorded as Cieszyn 001 - Rynek.jpg^[10].
• Cieszyn's continent is recorded as Europe^[11].
• Cieszyn's instance of is recorded as urban municipality of Poland^[12].
• Cieszyn's instance of is recorded as border city^[13].
• Cieszyn's instance of is recorded as town divided by border^[14].
• Cieszyn's instance of is recorded as city or town^[15].
• Cieszyn's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[16].
• Cieszyn's flag image is recorded as POL Cieszyn flag.svg^[17].
• Cieszyn's shares border with is recorded as Český Těšín^[18].
• Cieszyn's shares border with is recorded as Chotěbuz^[19].
• Cieszyn's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Hażlach^[20].
• Cieszyn's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Goleszów^[21].
• Cieszyn's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Dębowiec^[22].
• Cieszyn's coat of arms image is recorded as POL Cieszyn COA.svg^[23].
• Cieszyn's logo image is recorded as Logo of Cieszyn.svg^[24].
• Cieszyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lucerne^[25].
• Cieszyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rožňava^[26].
• Cieszyn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Český Těšín^[27].

Body

Geography

Cieszyn is in the country of Poland^[6]. Cieszyn is located in Cieszyn County^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Olza^[7], a river^[28], in Poland^[29]; Bobrówka^[8], a river^[30], in Poland^[31]; and Puńcówka^[9], a river^[32], in Poland^[33]. Cieszyn's continent is recorded as Europe^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+34513'}^[34] and {'amount': '+33958'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality of Poland^[12], border city^[13], town divided by border^[14], city or town^[15], and tourist destination^[16].

History and Context

+1155-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cieszyn^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cieszyn include Tesching^[37], a firearm model^[38].

Why It Matters

Cieszyn ranks in the top 3% of urban_municipality_of_poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).^[2] Cieszyn has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Cieszyn is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Cieszyn include Tesching^[37], a firearm model^[38].

FAQs

What awards did Cieszyn receive?

Honors received include European City of the Reformation^[3] and Order of Polonia Restituta^[4].