Elamur LocationsCieszyn
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Cieszyn — Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.
Other forms in use:
- Teschen — Historical German name used in English accounts of the duchy and the border dispute.
- Těšín — Czech name of the historic town; in modern usage distinguish Český Těšín across the border.
- Teshin — Yiddish-derived romanization used in English Jewish histories of the historic town; distinguish the two modern municipalities.
French name
Cieszyn — Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.
Other forms in use:
- Teschen — Traditional historical name in French accounts of the duchy and the Treaty of Teschen.
- Těšín — Czech historical designation encountered in French Central European history.
About
Cieszyn is a Polish town on the Olza at the Czech border. It shares a historic urban centre with Český Těšín across the river, and its castle hill preserves a Romanesque rotunda.
Notes
Cieszyn and Český Těšín are separate present-day municipalities. Input label 'Цешин' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q321197 · JSON
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