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    Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia (Polish: Śląsk Cieszyński [ˈɕlɔ̃sk tɕɛˈʂɨj̃skʲi] ; Czech: Těšínské Slezsko [ˈcɛʃiːnskɛː ˈslɛsko] or...
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    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...
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  • German and, to a lesser extent, from Vlach and Slovak. It is spoken in Cieszyn Silesia, a region on both sides of the Polish-Czech border. It remains mostly...
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    border with Poland in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and is a twin city with the Polish city of Cieszyn. The town is situated in the Moravian-Silesian...
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  • Trans-Olza (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    when Cieszyn Silesia was divided between the two countries during the Spa Conference. Trans-Olza forms the eastern part of the Czech portion of Cieszyn Silesia...
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    Polish–Czechoslovak War (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    confrontation between Czechoslovakia and Poland over the territory of Cieszyn Silesia in early 1919. Czechoslovak forces invaded the Polish part (with an...
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    Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia (Polish: Euroregion Śląsk Cieszyński, Czech: Euroregion Těšínské Slezsko) is one of the euroregions (transnational co-operation...
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    formed part of the newly created state of Czechoslovakia, except for Cieszyn Silesia, which was split between Czechoslovakia and Poland in 1920, Czechoslovakia...
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    The Museum of Cieszyn Silesia (Polish: Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego) in Cieszyn is one of the oldest public museums in Central Europe and the oldest public...
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    Cieszyn is one of the oldest towns in Silesia and has a history that has been traced back to at least the 7th century. Cieszyn, one of the oldest towns...
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    Jaworzno and Sosnowiec). Divided Cieszyn Silesia as well as former Austrian Silesia are historical parts of Upper Silesia. According to the 9th century Bavarian...
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    small part of southeastern Silesia remained with the Habsburg monarchy, consisting of: the Upper Silesian duchy of Teschen (Cieszyn) parts of the former Moravian...
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    Duchy of Cieszyn (Polish: Księstwo Cieszyńskie) or Duchy of Těšín (Czech: Těšínské knížectví), was one of the Duchies of Silesia centered on Cieszyn (Teschen)...
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  • may refer to: Cieszyn, Poland, known as Teschen in German Český Těšín, Czech Republic, a city split off from Cieszyn in 1920 Cieszyn Silesia, a geographic...
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    Skoczów (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The...
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  • This is a list of the Polish, Czech and German names of places in Cieszyn Silesia (Czech: Těšínské Slezsko, Polish: Śląsk Cieszyński, German: Teschener...
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    Brenna, Poland (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    seat of Gmina Brenna, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, located in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is located in the...
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    Vendryně (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    It has about 4,500 inhabitants. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia on the banks of the Olza River. The municipality has a significant...
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    Silesian independence (category History of Silesia)
    political movement for Upper Silesia and Cieszyn Silesia to become a sovereign state. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia...
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    of Cieszyn Silesia, stopping on 30 January 1919 on the Vistula River near Skoczów. The planned plebiscite was not organised in the Cieszyn Silesia but...
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    land in Silesia. According to the peace treaties of Breslau and Berlin, only some smaller parts in the extreme southeast, like the Duchy of Cieszyn as well...
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    Silesian Gorals (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    within the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. They are one of the four major ethnographic groups of Cieszyn Silesia. Vlach colonization of the Silesian...
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    Przesieka and the Silesia Walls. The eastern border of Silesian settlement was situated to the west of the Bytom, and east from Racibórz and Cieszyn. East of this...
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    ethnographic groups in Cieszyn Silesia, the one mostly associated with wearing Cieszyn folk costume but not the only one speaking Cieszyn Silesian dialect....
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    Koniaków (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    elevation in the Silesian Beskids and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The village is primarily known for its tradition of intricate lace-making...
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    Vistula (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    The Vistula (/ˈvɪstjʊlə/; Polish: Wisła [ˈviswa] ; German: Weichsel [ˈvaɪksl] ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at 1,047...
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  • Chebsko Czech Silesia (Czech part of the region of Silesia, mostly located in Poland with a small portion in Germany) Cieszyn Silesia (part in Poland)...
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    Olza (river) (category Cieszyn Silesia)
    constituting a part of the western half of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The river is depicted in the words of the unofficial anthem of this...
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    traditional area of southern Poland, northern Slovakia, and in the region of Cieszyn Silesia in the Czech Republic, where they are known as the Silesian Gorals...
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    the Silesian eagle is usually not crowned (with the exception of Cieszyn Silesia), in the Czech and German it is usually the opposite. For the first...
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