Cieszyny, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Cieszyny (disambiguation).

Cieszyny
Village
Cieszyny Location of Cieszyny, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates: 51°32′28″N 16°33′19″E / 51.54111°N 16.55528°E / 51.54111; 16.55528Coordinates: 51°32′28″N 16°33′19″E / 51.54111°N 16.55528°E / 51.54111; 16.55528
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Powiat	Góra
Gmina	Jemielno

Cieszyny [t͡ɕeˈʂɨnɨ] (German: Finkenheide; until 1936: Tscheschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jemielno, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) north of Jemielno, 14 km (9 mi) south of Góra, and 57 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Jemielno

Seat	Jemielno

Other villages	Bieliszów Borki Chobienia Chorągwice Ciechanów Cieszyny Czeladź Mała Daszów Irządze Kietlów Łęczyca Luboszyce Luboszyce Małe Lubów Majówka Osłowice Piotrowice Małe Piskorze Psary Równa Śleszów Smolne Stanowice Uszczonów Zawiszów Zdziesławice

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