Cesky Tesin
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| Area: | 33.8 km² |
| Population: | 26,173 (2003) |
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| Missing image Czech_city_Cesky_Tesin.png Map of the Czech Republic highlighting Cesky Tesin | |
Český Těšín is a town in the northeastern Czech Republic, at the Olza river, in Moravian-Silesian Region.
Until 1920 it was called Saska Kępa and was a suburb of the town of Cieszyn. After the Munich Agreement of 1938 the two towns were forceably rejoined by Polish military intervention, only to be again parted in 1945.
The town is a small centre of commerce and paper industry.
See also
People
External link
- Municipal Website (http://www.info.tesin.cz/index.php?lang=e) (English)
| History of Cieszyn and Těšín | Missing image Cieszyn_coa.png Coat of Arms |
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| Cieszyn | Olza | Český Těšín | |
| Zaolzie | Duchy of Cieszyn | Silesia | Upper Silesia | Cieszyn Silesia | |