Hrčava

Bażanowice
Bażanowice is a village in Gmina Goleszów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, close to the border with the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 1,100. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1523.
In 1930 a dairy was founded in the village, it operates to date producing emmentaler and other milk products. There is a church of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in the village. It was built in 1981 by Stanisław Kwaśniewicz.
Paweł Stalmach, Polish journalist and Protestant activist was born here.

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Bielowicko
Bielowicko [bjɛlɔˈvit͡skɔ] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 582 (2009). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1233.
There is a wooden Saint Lawrence Church in the village, it was built in the 17th century.

Coordinates: 49°49′5.9″N 18°51′23.93″E / 49.818306°N 18.8566472°E

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Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała [ˈbʲɛlskɔ ˈbʲawa] (

listen) (German: Bielitz-Biala; Czech: Bílsko-Bělá) is a city in southern Poland with 175,513 inhabitants (June 2009). Bielsko-Biała is composed of two former cities on opposite banks of the Biała River, Silesian Bielsko and Lesser Poland's Biała, amalgamated in 1951.
Both town names refer to the Biała River, stemming from biel or biała, which means "white" in Polish.
Between 1933 and 1938 an archaeological team discovered remains of a fortified settlement in what is now the Stare Bielsko (Old Bielsko) district of the city. The settlement was dated to the 12th - 14th centuries. Its dwellers manufactured iron from ore and specialized in smithery. The current centre of the town was probably developed as early as the first half of the 13th century. At that time a castle (which still survives today) was built on a hill.
In the second half of the 13th century, the Piast dukes of Opole invited German settlers to colonize the Silesian Foothills. As the dukes then also ruled over the Lesser Polish lands east of the Biała River, settlements arose on both banks like Bielitz (now Stare Bielsko), Nickelsdorf (Mikuszowice Śląskie), Kamitz (Kamienica), Batzdorf (Komorowice Śląskie) and Kurzwald in the west as well as Kunzendorf (Lipnik), Alzen (Hałcnów) and Wilmesau in the east. Nearby settlements in the mountains were Lobnitz (Wapienica) and Bistrai.

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Bocanovice

Bocanovice (help·info) (Polish: Boconowice (info)) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 428 inhabitants (2001 census), 30.9% of the population are the Poles and 80.8% are Roman Catholics.
It is situated on the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Lomná River flows through the village.

Coordinates: 49°33′52″N 18°43′40″E / 49.56444°N 18.72778°E

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Bohumín
Bohumín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈboɦumiːn] (

listen); Polish: Bogumin (info), German: Oderberg) is a town in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic on the border with Poland. The confluence of the Oder (Odra) and Olza Rivers is situated just north of the town. The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Bohumín consists of Old Bohumín and industrial New Bohumín, while several villages are administratively part of the town. The majority of citizens are Czech; many citizens have Polish ancestry, although the Polish minority in Bohumín is small. Before World War II, the town was inhabited by a large German community, nowadays the city is known as one of the largest community of Romani People in the Czech republic.
The town was first mentioned in a written document in 1256 as Bogun (today's Old Bohumín). Historical documents regarding the first centuries of the town are scarce. King Louis II granted the town and château of Bohumín to George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach in 1523. The town began to develop during rule by the House of Hohenzollern, although further development of Bogumin was halted by frequent epidemics of bubonic plague and floodings of the Olza. It was officially known in German as Oderberg, and by the end of the 16th century the majority of citizens followed Protestantism. The successor after the Hohenzollerns in 1620 was Lazar Henckel, whose family of bankers and entrepreneurs hailed from Habsburg-ruled Hungary. In 1624 only 138 permanent residents lived in the town. After defeating Maria Theresa of Austria during the Silesian Wars, King Frederick II of Prussia annexed most of Silesia, although Oderberg remained in Austrian Silesia. The town successively became part of the Austrian Empire (1804) and Austria-Hungary (1867).

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Brenna, Poland

Brenna (help·info) is a village in and the seat of Gmina Brenna, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, located in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is located in the Silesian Beskids mountain range.
Karol Holeksa, Polish politician, was born here.

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Bruzovice
Bruzovice (German: Brusowitz, Polish: Bruzowice) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 729 (2006) and lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°43′29″N 18°24′18″E / 49.72472°N 18.405°E

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Bładnice
Bładnice is a village in Gmina Skoczów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
There is a Lutheran parish church in the village.

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Chotěbuz

Chotěbuz (help·info) (Polish: Kocobędz (info), German: Kotzobendz) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the border with Poland, on the left bank of the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It has 1,033 inhabitants (2001 census), 21.3% of the population are the Poles.
The village is one of the oldest in Cieszyn Silesia, it was mentioned for the first time in a written document in 1229 as Koczobontz. It was then a property of Benedictine monastery in Orłowa. However, there was a fortified settlement (gród) of the Golensizi tribe in this place called Cieszynisko (or Old Cieszyn). It was an important center since the 8th century. After decline of the settlement at the beginning of the 12th century, it was relocated to Wzgórze Zamkowe (castle hill) in Cieszyn. Near the old place a new settlement was created, Podobora. It is today an archaeological site and was partly rebuilt to form archeopark which is possible to visit.

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Chybie

Chybie (help·info) is a village and the seat of Gmina Chybie in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 3,744 (2008) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
A sugar mill was established in the village in 1884, defunct since 2009.
Polish actor Henryk Machalica was born in the village.

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Cieszyn
Cieszyn [ˈt͡ɕɛʂɨn] (

listen) (Czech: Těšín, German: Teschen) is a border-town and the seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has 36,109 inhabitants (2004). Cieszyn lies on the Olza River, a tributary of the Oder river, opposite Český Těšín.
It is situated in the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Until the end of World War I in 1918 it was a seat of the Duchy of Teschen. In 1920 Cieszyn Silesia was divided between the two newly created states of Poland and Czechoslovakia, with the smaller western suburbs of Teschen becoming part of Czechoslovakia as a new town called Český Těšín. The larger part of the town joined Poland as Cieszyn.
The town combines both Polish and Austrian peculiarities in the style of its buildings. Because of several major fires and subsequent reconstructions (the last one in the late 18th century), the picturesque old town is sometimes called Little Vienna. The only relic of the ancient castle is a square tower, dating from the 12th century and 10th century romanesque chapel.

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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic (

ⁱ/ˈtʃɛk/ CHEK;Czech: Česká republika, pronounced [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka] (

listen), short form Česko Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛskɔ]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague.
It is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy, a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group.
The Czech state, formerly known as Bohemia, was formed in the late 9th century as a small duchy around Prague, at that time under dominance of the powerful Great Moravian Empire (which reached its greatest territorial extent during the reign of Svatopluk I from the House of Mojmír). After the fall of the Empire in 907, the centre of power was transferred from Moravia to Bohemia, under the Přemyslids. During the rule of Přemyslid dukes/kings and their successors, the Luxembourgs, the country reached its greatest territorial extent (13th–14th century). Life in the country was significantly affected by the Hussite wars, during which it faced economic embargo and crusades from all over Europe. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy as one of its three principal parts alongside the Archduchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Bohemian Revolt (1618–20) led to the further centralization of the monarchy including forced recatholization and Germanization. During radical reforms in the 18th century the Bohemian Crown was even de facto abolished (1749). In the 19th century the Czech lands became the industrial powerhouse of the monarchy and the core of the Republic of Czechoslovakia which was formed in 1918, following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire after World War I.

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Czechowice-Dziedzice
Czechowice-Dziedzice [t͡ʂɛxɔˈvit͡sɛ d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] (

listen) is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 34,867 inhabitants (2004). It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. With four stations, it is a large rail junction, located at the intersection of two major lines - east-west (Trzebinia - Zebrzydowice), and north - south (Katowice - Bielsko-Biala).
During the Oil Campaign of World War II, the oil refinery at "Czechowice" was bombed on August 20, 1944. The Tschechowitz I & II subcamps of Auschwitz in Czechowice-Dziedzice provided forced labor for the SOCONY-Vacuum oil plant. Czechowice-Dziedzice was in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998).

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Dobratice
Dobratice (German: Dobratitz, Polish: Dobracice) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,032 (2006). The village lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°39′51″N 18°29′7″E / 49.66417°N 18.48528°E

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Dolní Domaslavice
Dolní Domaslavice (Polish: Domasłowice Dolne, German: Nieder Domaslowitz) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. In 2006, it had a population of 1,055. It lies on the shore of Žermanice Dam, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°42′57″N 18°29′14″E / 49.71583°N 18.48722°E

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Dolní Lomná

Dolní Lomná (help·info) (Polish: Łomna Dolna (info), Cieszyn Silesian: Dolno Łómna (info) or Dolno Łómno (info), German: Nieder Lomna) is a village in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, close to the borders with Poland and Slovakia. It has a population of 867 (2001 census), 31% of the population are the Poles and 72% are Roman Catholics. It is situated in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Lomná River flows through the village.
Wooden house
Czech elementary school
Municipal office and post office
Monument dedicated to local victims of World War I.

Coordinates: 49°32′35″N 18°42′22″E / 49.54306°N 18.70611°E

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Dolní Lutyně

Dolní Lutyně (help·info), (German: Deutsch Leuten or Nieder Leuten, Polish: Lutynia Dolna (info)) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, near the border with Poland, south of the Olza River. Village of Věřňovice (Wierzniowice) is administratively a part of Dolní Lutyně. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Village was first mentioned in a written document in 1305. Since 1700 it was a property of Taafe counts who built there a baroque château as their summer residence. Object currently has no architectonical value and serves as an apartment building. At the end of the 19th century coal boom affected Cieszyn Silesia and industrialization rapidly grew. This had also impact on the village, demographically and economically.
Notable landmarks include Catholic baroque John the Baptist church from 1746, old apothecary shop built around 1900 and the Polish school.
Part of the Olza River with its alluvium and surroundings from Dětmarovice to Bohumín (especially in Věřňovice) is an environment with fragile nature balance. In otherwise industrialized and densely populated area it is quite special, and hence is protected.

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Dolní Tošanovice
Dolní Tošanovice (Polish: Toszonowice Dolne) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 309 (2006). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°40′54″N 18°29′45″E / 49.68167°N 18.49583°E

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Doubrava

Doubrava (help·info) (1920-1924: Dombrová) (Polish: Dąbrowa (info), German: Dombrau) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,507 (2006) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The name of the village comes from the Slavic for "oak" (Polish: dąb, Czech: dub) and means "oak forest".
It is not clear when the village was founded. It first appears in a written document in 1229. During the Middle Ages the village changed hands often. From 1746 to 1901 it belonged to the Mattencloit family, who in 1901 sold it to a member of the Viennese banking family the Rothschilds.
An important milestone in the history of the village was the discovery of coal in 1822. The digging of small coal mines began, most of which were later abandoned. In 1854–1855 two mines were dug, christened Eleonora and Bettina. The majority of the local population worked in the coal mining industry. The local coal mines were later consolidated into a joint venture, Důl Doubrava (Doubrava Coal Mine). Tower of Bettina coal mine was detonated on 23 October 2006, tower of Eleonora coal mine was detonated on 2 November 2007.

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Drogomyśl
Drogomyśl [drɔˈɡɔmɨɕl] (German: Drahomischl, Czech: Drahomyšl) is a village in Gmina Strumień, Cieszyn County, in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland. It has a population of 2,121 (2008) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, on the Vistula River.
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1452. In 1737 it was bought by Kalisch family. In the years 1788-1897 Lutheran church was built here, as one of the last in Cieszyn Silesia after 1782 Edict of Tolerance was issued and before Spring of Nations. The Catholic Our Lady of Częstochowa Church was built in 1969.
In the western part of the sołectwo is located Knaj, formerly a separate village.

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Dzięgielów
Dzięgielów (German: Dzingelau) is a village in Gmina Goleszów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 1,300 and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
It was first mentioned in a written document in 1305. There is a 15th century château in the village.
Dzięgielów is one of the most Protestant municipalities of Cieszyn Silesia. Centre for mission and evangelization of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church is located here. Every year evangelization week occurs on the football field.

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Dětmarovice

Dětmarovice (help·info) (Polish: Dziećmorowice (info), German: Dittmarsdorf) is a village in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the Olza River. It lies near the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Near the right bank of the Olza lies a complex of 15 ponds.
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1305; at that time it was owned by the Dukes of Cieszyn. The village was bought in 1792 by Jan Larisch who joined it with its Karwin properties. It was owned by the Larisch family until 1927.
After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia as Dětmarovice. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Dětmarovice and the whole Zaolzie region were annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.
Historical landmarks include the Nebroj chapel from around 1860 and a Catholic Mary Magdalene Church built in 1869-1870 in Neo-Romanesque style.

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Frelichów
Frelichów [frɛˈlixuf] (German: Fröhlichhof) is a village in Gmina Chybie, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 600 (2008). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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Fryčovice
Fryčovice is a village and municipality in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

Coordinates: 49°40′N 18°14′E / 49.667°N 18.233°E

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Gumna
Gumna [ˈɡumna] is a village in Gmina Dębowiec, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 414 (2004). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1523.

Coordinates: 49°46′24.31″N 18°41′26.02″E / 49.7734194°N 18.6905611°E

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Górki Wielkie
Górki Wielkie [ˈɡurki ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (

listen) is a village in Gmina Brenna, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 3554 (2008). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
Polish writer Zofia Kossak-Szczucka lived here from 1924 and is buried here. There is also a museum dedicated to her in Górki Wielkie.

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Havířov
Havířov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦaviːr̝of] (

listen); Polish: Hawierzów (info), Cieszyn Silesian: Hawiyrzów (info)) is a city in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 82,768 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. It is the largest town in the country without a university. Havířov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Havířov was founded after World War II (thus being the youngest city in today's Czech Republic) as a coal mining town. Havířov officially became a town in 1955. It was built on top of several villages with significant Polish populations. The local people were given apartments in the newly built city, and most of their old houses were demolished to make room for new urban buildings. The majority of the population of Havířov immigrated from other parts of Czechoslovakia, many of them from Slovakia, as migrant workers, thus substantially altering the ethnic structure of the area. Today, the original villages are administratively part of the city and mostly lie on the outskirts of urban Havířov.

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Hażlach
Hażlach [ˈxaʐlax] (German: Haslach) is a village and the seat of Gmina Hażlach in Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 2,221 (2008). Hażlach lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305 as Haslach.

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Hnojník

Hnojník (help·info) (Polish: Gnojnik (info), German: Hnoynik, Gnoynik) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the Stonávka River. It has a population of 1,446 (2001 census); 11.5% of the population are Poles.
The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305 as Gnoynik. Since the 15th century, it was owned by several noble families. In 1736, the village was bought by Karl Beess. The Beess family was the last feudal owner of the Hnojník manor. The local population worked mostly as peasants on the properties of the Beess family. Several mills operated in the village. The Beess family established a brewery, distillery and a brickworks. In 1917, Teschen-based Jewish businessman Ignaz Schmelz established a steam-powered sawmill; in 1923, it burnt down and was rebuilt only to be closed soon after.
After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia as Hnojník. At the beginning of July 1930, the village was visited by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia who then travelled across the Czechoslovak part of Cieszyn Silesia. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Hnojník and the whole Zaolzie region were annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war, it was restored to Czechoslovakia. The Beess family property was confiscated in November 1945. In 1946, Baron Georg Beess, the last noble from the Beess family to own properties in Hnojník, was expelled from the country and was deprived of his property according to the Beneš decrees affecting the Germans in Czechoslovakia. The mayor of Hnojník refused to sign the decree to expel Georg Beess, nevertheless he was expelled to Germany where he died in 1955.

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Horní Bludovice
Horní Bludovice (Polish: Błędowice Górne, German: Ober Bludowitz) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,564 (2001 census). Lučina River flows through the village. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°44′42″N 18°26′13″E / 49.745°N 18.43694°E

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Horní Domaslavice
Horní Domaslavice (Polish: Domasłowice Górne) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 650 (2008). The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°41′42″N 18°27′48″E / 49.695°N 18.46333°E

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Horní Lomná

Horní Lomná (help·info) (Polish: Łomna Górna (info), Cieszyn Silesian: Górno Łómna (info) or Górno Łómno (info)) is a village in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, close to the borders with Poland and Slovakia. It has 394 inhabitants (2001 census), 28.5% of the population are ethnic Poles and 83.7% are Roman Catholics. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
It is situated on the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range. Lomná River flows through the village.

Coordinates: 49°31′31″N 18°38′16″E / 49.52528°N 18.63778°E

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Horní Suchá

Horní Suchá (help·info) (Polish: Sucha Górna (info), Cieszyn Silesian: Górno Sucho (info), German: Ober Suchau) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 4,503 inhabitants (2006), Poles form 23.2% of the population.
Village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305. There is a Catholic Saint Joseph Church in the village. It was built as a chapel in 1835, expanded in 1865 and reconstructed in 1891.

Horní Suchá is twinned with:

Coordinates: 49°47′51″N 18°29′7″E / 49.7975°N 18.48528°E

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Horní Tošanovice
Horní Tošanovice (Polish: Toszonowice Górne) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 497 (2006). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°41′2″N 18°30′53″E / 49.68389°N 18.51472°E

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Hrčava

Hrčava (help·info) (Polish: Herczawa (info), German: Hertschawa) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has 255 inhabitants (2006). It is the second easternmost village of the country (after Bukovec), lying near the borders with Poland and Slovakia. In 2001 census six people (2% of the inhabitants) declared Polish nationality and 96.7% declared Roman Catholic faith.
It is situated on the foothills of the Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°31′30″N 18°50′4″E / 49.525°N 18.83444°E

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Hukvaldy
Hukvaldy (German: Hochwald) is a village in the Czech Republic, in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Population: 1,900. It lies 150m below the ruins of the third largest castle in the Czech Republic, Hukvaldy Castle (Hrad Hukvaldy), and is the birthplace of the composer Leoš Janáček and palaeontologist Ferdinand Stoliczka.
The castle has been rebuilt at least five times over 700 years, evolving from a small early gothic castle to a baroque fortress. It was first built in 1260-1270 by Mr. Frank from Příbor. He was the son of the colonizer Arnold from family of Huckeswagen. The castle has never been conquered, probably because of the location and the massive fortress. The oldest part is an oval with many walls and a tall slim tower in the front. Above the ditch and entrance to the castle there is a dwelling building on the other side of palace. After 1469 the castle was completely rebuilt by the bishop Tas from Boskovice. In the 20th century the castle was abandoned and it fell into ruins. In 1762 there was a big fire in the castle and it was completely destroyed. A lot of repairs were made, but the castle is still undergoing restoration. The best preserved structure is the St. Andrew´s chapel, where many concerts take place, enhanced by the excellent acoustics. There is also the possibility of being married in the chapel. The castle is administered by Fond Janáčkovy Hukvaldy and is open from March until October. Nearby is a park where we can see mouflons, and there is also an amphitheatre.

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Iskrzyczyn
Iskrzyczyn [isˈkʂɨt͡ʂɨn] is a village in Gmina Dębowiec, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has an area of 4.65 square kilometres (1.80 sq mi) and a population of 632 (2005).
The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, on one of hills of Silesian Foothills, called Górka Tarnawa, which height is 373 meters above mean sea level.
It was first mentioned in a written document in 1223 as Ischrichino. In 1453 it was bought by a Tschammer noble family.
The first school in Iskrzyczyn was opened in 1898.
According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 430 inhabitants. The census asked people their native language, and results show that all of them were Polish-speaking. The dominant religious groups were Roman Catholics with 278 (64.7%), followed by Protestants with 152 (35.3%).
After World War I the village became a subject of the Polish–Czechoslovak border conflicts as part of Cieszyn Silesia. Eventually the village became part of the Second Polish Republic in 1920.

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Istebna

Istebna (help·info) is a large village and the seat of Gmina Istebna, Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The village is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, near to the borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Olza River flows through the village.
There is a Catholic Good Shepherd Church church in the village, built in 1794 from previous wooden one.
Interior of the Catholic Good Shepherd Church
Building in Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park
Para góralska z Istebnej, by Henryk Jastrzembski, (1846)

Coordinates: 49°33′50.75″N 18°53′35.82″E / 49.5640972°N 18.8932833°E

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Jablunkov
Jablunkov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjabluŋkof] (

listen); Polish: Jabłonków (info), German: Jablunkau) is a town in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 5,750 (2006), 23% of the population are Poles. Jablunkov lies between the Silesian and Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain ranges, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, and is the easternmost town of the country. The Lomná River flows into the Olza River in the town.
According to historians, the beginnings of Jablunkov are to be found in the place where the present-day village of Hrádek is located. It was first mentioned in a written document in 1435. In 1447 Magyars completely destroyed the settlement. In 1560 Wacław III, Duke of Cieszyn, granted town rights to the town. It continuously developed and by the end of the 16th century it had a mayor and a city council. The town profited from its location in the Jablunkov Pass. It was located on an ancient trade route going from the Mediterranean Sea to the Baltic Sea. The route was used by merchants of ancient Rome; frequent discoveries of Roman coins confirm that. Important trading routes to Kraków (north) and to Upper Hungary (east) also run through the town. It became more and more important and also rich, as many citizens lived by trading. In the middle of the 17th century, it had, together with a suburb and a village of Pioseczna, 750 inhabitants. In the 18th century most of citizens worked in trade, craftsmanship and farming. At the end of the 19th century, many new buildings were built. A new Art Nouveau town hall was built in 1905. After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920 it became a part of Czechoslovakia. In October 1938 it was annexed by Poland together with whole region known as Zaolzie, and during World War II was a part of Nazi Germany. After the war it once again became part of Czechoslovakia.

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Janovice
Janovice (Polish: Janowice) is a village situated in the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, 6 km south-east from the town Frýdek-Místek and 5 km north-east from Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic.
Thanks to the geographical location of the village among the nearby industrial region of Ostrava and the traditional agricultural area of the Beskids, Janovice can be called "the gate to the Beskids". The village lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°37′6″N 18°24′42″E / 49.61833°N 18.41167°E

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Jaworzynka

Jaworzynka (help·info) is a village in Gmina Istebna, Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The village is situated in Beskid Śląski mountain range, near to the borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°31′44.8″N 18°51′34.9″E / 49.529111°N 18.859694°E

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Karviná
Karviná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarvɪnaː] (

listen); Polish: Karwina (info), German: Karwin) is a city in Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, on the Olza River. It is administrative center of Karviná District. Karviná lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and is one of the most important coal mining centers in the Czech Republic. Together with neighboring towns it forms industrial Ostrava-Karviná Coal Basin.
It has 65,141 inhabitants (2001 census). 8.5% of the population are Slovaks and 8% of the population are Poles. Polish population is historically declining. In the past the town had a significant German community. There is also a growing Roma community.
Till 19th century it was a low importance village of Cieszyn Silesia, lying near the important town of Fryštát. Discovery of coal led to rapid development of Karviná and surrounding villages, railroad tracks were soon built. After the split of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920 it became a part of Czechoslovakia as a main mining center of the country. In 1923 it gained city rights. In October 1938 was annexed by Poland, together with whole region known as Zaolzie and during World War II was a part of Nazi Germany. After the war it again became a part of Czechoslovakia. In 1948 Karviná, Fryštát and the surrounding villages of Darkov, Ráj and Staré Město were merged into one city named Karviná. The coat of arms of Fryštát was chosen as the coat of arms of Karviná and Fryštát became the historical center of this industrial city.

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Kiczyce
Kiczyce [kiˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in Gmina Skoczów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of about 980 and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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Komorní Lhotka

Komorní Lhotka (help·info) (Polish: Ligotka Kameralna (info), German: Kameral Ellgoth) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,097 (2001 census), 21.5% of the population are the Poles. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°39′11″N 18°31′39″E / 49.65306°N 18.5275°E

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Kozakowice
Kozakowice (German: Kosakowitz) is a village in Gmina Goleszów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, close to the border with the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 600. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
Andrzej Cinciała, Polish lawyer and activist was born here.

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Košařiska

Košařiska (help·info) (Polish: Koszarzyska (info)) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 365 (2001 census), 38.7% of the population are the Poles. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
It is situated on the Kopytná creek on the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range.

Coordinates: 49°35′33″N 18°40′46″E / 49.5925°N 18.67944°E

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Krmelín
Krmelín is a village and municipality in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

Coordinates: 49°44′N 18°14′E / 49.733°N 18.233°E

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Landek
Landek [ˈlandɛk] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 549 (2009). Landek lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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Malenovice
Malenovice is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 499 (2007). It is located near Lysá hora mountain, majority of village's area is a part of Beskydy Landscape Protected Area. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Malenovice has many hotels, including Rajská bouda, hotel Bezruč, and hotel KAM (Křesťanská Akademie Mladých).

Coordinates: 49°34′11″N 18°24′17″E / 49.56972°N 18.40472°E

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Marklowice Górne
Marklowice Górne [marklɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈɡurnɛ] is a village in Gmina Zebrzydowice, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of about 920. Piotrówka River flows through the village.
Marklowice was a village in Cieszyn Silesia which split in the 17th century into the two parts, Marklowice Dolne and Marklowice Górne. They were joined together again at the end of the 19th century. After division of Cieszyn Silesia between Czechoslovakia and Poland in 1920, it was divided between these two countries. They were briefly reunited in the same country 1938-39 after Poland's annexation of Zaolzie, although as two separate gminas in two different powiats: Cieszyn (Marklowice Górne) and Frysztat (Marklowice Dolne). Today's Marklowice Górne is an eastern part of that village. Western part of the village is now known as Dolní Marklovice and lies in the Czech Republic.
Village was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.

Coordinates: 49°53′7.52″N 18°35′12.66″E / 49.8854222°N 18.58685°E

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Mazańcowice
Mazańcowice [mazaɲt͡sɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Matzdorf) is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 3,401 (2009) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
There is a Catholic Mary Magdalene Church and also a Lutheran church in the village.

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Metylovice
Metylovice (German Mettilowitz, during Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Quittendorf) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,568 (2006). It is located on the slopes of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range. There is an All Saints Church in the village.

Coordinates: 49°36′28″N 18°19′51″E / 49.60778°N 18.33083°E

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Międzyrzecze Dolne
Międzyrzecze Dolne [mjɛnd͡zɨˈʐɛt͡ʂɛ ˈdɔlnɛ] (German: Nieder Kurzwald) is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,061 (2009) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°51′43.93″N 18°57′20.93″E / 49.8622028°N 18.9558139°E

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Międzyrzecze Górne
Międzyrzecze Górne [mjɛnd͡zɨˈʐɛt͡ʂɛ ˈɡurnɛ] (German: Ober Kurzwald) is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 2,279 (2009) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
There are two churches in the village, Lutheran church and Catholic Saint Martin Church.

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Międzyświeć
Międzyświeć [mjɛnˈd͡zɨɕfjɛt͡ɕ] is a village in Gmina Skoczów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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Mosty u Jablunkova

Mosty u Jablunkova (help·info) (Polish: Mosty koło Jabłonkowa (info), German: Mosty bei Jablunkau) (1920-1949: Mosty) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic, located in the Jablunkov Pass. It has 3,997 inhabitants, 18.3% of the population are the Poles. 83.9% of the population are religious, of whom 93.8% are Catholic. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, on the slopes of the Silesian Beskids mountain range.
There are many opportunities for sport and recreation in the village:
Mosty u Jablunkova has two railway stations, and is served by ČD track 320 from Žilina to Bohumín. Below the highest point of Jablunkov Pass are two railway tunnels 600 meters long.
Buses connect Mosty u Jablunkova with Jablunkov and Hrčava. There are 18 bus stops in the village.
European road E75 runs through Mosty u Jablunkova from Jablunkov and continues to Slovakia. There is also a customs office on the route, though border checks have been abolished with both countries' accession to the Schengen zone.

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Nižní Lhoty
Nižní Lhoty (Polish: Ligota Dolna) is small village in the Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 258 (2006). It lies on the Morávka River, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
Coordinates: 49°39′13″N 18°27′10″E / 49.65361°N 18.45278°E

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Nošovice
Nošovice (German: Noschowitz, Polish: Noszowice) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, with a population of 970 (2006).
It lies on the Morávka River, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia (a part of Czech Silesia).
The first written mention of the village appeared in 1573. In that time, the name was Potměnošovice. This name originates from locator Potmienoss, who settled with his people in a desolate place between the villages Nižní Lhoty (Dolní Lhoty at that time) and Dobrá (Dobrázemica at that time) in 1447 and founded the settlement Potměnošovice. Nošovice name is known from 1664.
Surroundings of the village is ideal for hiking and cycling. The swimming pool is a natural river at the National natural monument Skalická Morávka. There is sport and social complex which was built in 2006 and adjoins to the area of elementary school.
The Radegast brewery is located here, as well as the factory of the Hyundai Motor Company which was built in 2006. There is grown and produced Nošovické sauerkraut.

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Návsí

Návsí (help·info) (Polish: Nawsie (info), Cieszyn Silesian: Nowsi (info)) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 3,765 (2001 census); 24% of the population are Poles.
It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, on the both banks of the Olza River, between Silesian and Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain ranges. Mountain meadow of Filipka lies just north of the village. It offers great view of the Olza River valley and peaks of Moravian-Silesian Beskids.
Nawsie was originally a part of Old Jabłonków, but nearby a new settlement emerged (Jabłonków) and Nawsie became a separate village. The village is first mentioned as Nawsie in a written document in 1577. Beginnings of the village can be traced much earlier. In 1435 Wacław I, Duke of Cieszyn gave a privilege to Paweł Sikora to establish a farming community. Návsí lies on the old trade route going from today's Slovakia to Cieszyn, thus offering good trading opportunities. Craftsmen began to settle in the village. However, village's location had also negative consequences, frequent marches of various armies and frequent Olza floodings caused that in the second half of the 17th century almost one third inhabitants left the village. Sikora family managed the village to 19th century. In 1791 a wooden Protestant church was built, bricked one in 1820. Village developed quickly after 1871 construction of Kassa-Oderberg railway line which runs through the village. Large railway station was built here.

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Nýdek

Nýdek (help·info) (Polish: Nydek (info), German: Niedek) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,952 (2001 census), 26.6% of the population are the Poles.
It lies on the slopes of the Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Hluchová River flows through the village.
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1430 as Nidek.

Coordinates: 49°39′21″N 18°46′26″E / 49.65583°N 18.77389°E

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Ochaby
Ochaby (German: Ochab) is a village in Gmina Skoczów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of about 2,000 and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is known from a large horse stud farm, one of the largest in Silesia.
Józef Pieter, Polish psychologist, was born here.

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Olza (river)

Olza (help·info) (Czech: Olše, German: Olsa) is a river in Poland and the Czech Republic, the right tributary of the Oder River. It flows from the Silesian Beskids through southern Cieszyn Silesia in Poland and Frýdek-Místek and Karviná districts of the Czech Republic, often forming the border with Poland. It flows into the Oder River north of Bohumín. The Olza-Oder confluence also forms a border.
It is a symbol of the Zaolzie (Polish: Trans-Olza River) region, which lies on its west bank, constituting a part of the western half of Cieszyn Silesia. The unofficial anthem of this region and local Poles, Płyniesz Olzo po dolinie (You flow Olza, down the valley), written by Jan Kubisz, is centered around the river.
Olza inspired many other artists. Writers who wrote about the river include Adolf Fierla, Pola Gojawiczyńska, Emanuel Grim, Julian Przyboś, Vladislav Vančura, Adam Wawrosz. Singer Jaromír Nohavica used the motive of Olza in several of his songs.

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Orlová
Orlová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈorlovaː] (

listen); Polish: Orłowa (info); German: Orlau) is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
According to legend, Mieszko, a Silesian duke from the lower branch of the Piast dynasty, went hunting with his pregnant wife, Ludmiła. As they rested upon a hill, an eagle suddenly took flight, frightening the couple. The eagle dropped his prey, which fell to earth near them. Ludmiła prematurely gave birth to her child, Kazimierz. The couple, seeing a sign from God in this incident, founded a chapel on that spot and later named the subsequent settlement after the eagle (Polish: orzeł, Czech: orel). Thus, it is not clear when the settlement was really founded; however, it was first mentioned in a written document in 1223, and four years later the name of the village appears in documents. During the Middle Ages it was a settlement of agricultural character. Major change came in the 19th century with the coal mining boom. The population grew rapidly together with urban development.

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Palkovice
Palkovice is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,750 inhabitants.
Coordinates: 49°38′N 18°19′E / 49.633°N 18.317°E

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Paskov
Paskov is a city in the Czech Republic with 3,841 people as of 2006. The settlement dates to 1267. The city is situated between Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek.

Coordinates: 49°44′N 18°18′E / 49.733°N 18.3°E

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Pazderna
Pazderna (Polish: Październa) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 254 (2006). The village lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°41′49″N 18°26′0″E / 49.69694°N 18.433333°E

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Petrovice u Karviné

Petrovice u Karviné (help·info) (1920-1952: Petrovice) (Polish: Piotrowice koło Karwiny (info), German: Petrowitz bei Freistadt) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 5,350 (2011), which makes it the second largest village in the Czech Republic (meaning a municipality without an official town status according to Czech laws). 13% of the population are the ethnic Poles, 1,2% are Slovaks and also 1,2% Silesians. Around 22,7% of the population is religious (mostly Roman-Catholic), which is about the double of the national average. It lies on the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The Petrůvka River flows through the village and enters the Olza River in Závada.
After the wary division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia as Petrovice. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Petrovice and the whole Zaolzie region was annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.

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Pierściec
Pierściec is a village in Gmina Skoczów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of about 1,700. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Tadeusz Kopeć, Polish politician, was born here.

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Poland
Poland

ⁱ/ˈpoʊlənd/ (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska; Kashubian: Pòlskô Repùblika; Silesian: Polsko Republika), is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous post-communist member. Poland is a unitary state made up of 16 voivodeships. Poland is a member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), European Economic Area, International Energy Agency, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, International Atomic Energy Agency, G6, Council of the Baltic Sea States, Visegrád Group, Weimar Triangle and Schengen Agreement.

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Pražmo
Pražmo is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 969 (2006). Pražmo lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the elevation of 435 m, on the Morávka River, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°36′14″N 18°29′23″E / 49.60389°N 18.48972°E

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Pruchna
Pruchna [ˈpruxna] is a village in Gmina Strumień, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 2,442 (2008). Pruchna lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
The name of the village is probably derived from the rotten trees (to rot is próchnieć in Polish).
There are several landmarks in the village, including Catholic Saint Anne Church and Lutheran Resurrection of the Lord Church. In 1844-1863 a train station has been constructed in Pruchna. There is also a memorial to soldiers of the Red Army fallen in Pruchna in the last months of World War II.

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Pstruží
Pstruží is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 790 (2006 est.). It lies on the slopes of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids.
Coordinates: 49°33′51″N 18°19′34″E / 49.56417°N 18.32611°E

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Puńców
Puńców (German: Punzau) is a village in Gmina Goleszów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, on the border with the Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,508 (2008) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
It was first mentioned in a written document in 1223. There is a Saint George Roman Catholic church in the village. It was built in 1518 in the late Gothic style. After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, small part of the village has been incorporated to Czechoslovakia and is now administratively a part of Třinec.

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Raškovice
Raškovice (Polish: Raszkowice) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,777 (2006). It lies on the Morávka River, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°37′4″N 18°27′49″E / 49.61778°N 18.46361°E

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Ropice

Ropice (help·info) (Polish: Ropica (info), German: Roppitz) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,417 (2006), 28.9% of the population are the Poles.Ropičanka River flows into the Olza River in the village. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1305 as Ropiza. Owners of Ropica in 15th century, the Sobek family, built a fort in the village. It was rebuilt to a baroque château around 1700 and then to a classicist one in 1810. It remains in that style today, although it dilapidated during the communist era and is now completely devastated.
There is a modern golf course in Ropice.
Devastated château
Devastated château in 2012
Roman Catholic church
Roman Catholic church
Lutheran chapel

Coordinates: 49°42′0″N 18°36′20″E / 49.7°N 18.60556°E

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Roztropice
Roztropice [rɔstrɔˈpit͡sɛ] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 719 (2009) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Cross-country skier and ski jumper Leopold Tajner was born here.

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Rychvald

Rychvald (help·info) (Polish: Rychwałd (info), Cieszyn Silesian: Rychwołd, German: Reichwaldau) is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It has a population of 6,769 (2001 census).
It was first mentioned in a historical document in 1305 as Richinwalde. There is a Catholic Saint Anne Church in the town.
Coordinates: 49°51′37″N 18°22′44″E / 49.86028°N 18.37889°E

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Simoradz
Simoradz [ɕiˈmɔrad͡z] is a village in Gmina Dębowiec, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has an area of 6.9537 square kilometres (2.6848 sq mi) and a population of 996 (2006).
The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, on one of hills of Silesian Foothills, which height is 350 meters above mean sea level. Its name originates from old Moravian language "sim oradz", meaning to till a land.
It was first mentioned in a written document from 1286, which recalls the local parson who was supposed to read a curse on Henryk IV Probus in the church in Racibórz. Around 1300 the village was recolonised from Polish rights to German rights. Until XVI century it belonged to dukes of the Duchy of Cieszyn, then to noble families. The current Saint James church was built in 15th century. During Protestant Reformation many of the local citizens changed their denomination to Lutheranism and took over the local church. It was returned to Catholics in 1654. The first school in Simoradz was established in 1763, and waited to 1793 for a dedicated building next to the church. The Revolutions of 1848 brought many changes. Feudalism was abolished, the village was organised into a municipality ruled by an elected vogt. The first vogt was chosen to be Paweł Ciemała. In 1978 the new vogt was Ludwik Rużiczka, a merchant from Wien, who changed the official language of the gemeinde to German. Rużiczka was replaced by Jerzy Raszka in 1888, who made back Polish language official in municipality. He also wrote down a memoir of the municipality. A new school was built in 1903.

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Skoczów
Skoczów [ˈskɔt͡ʂuf] (

listen) (German: Skotschau, Czech: Skočov) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,783 inhabitants (2004). It lies on the confluence of the river Bładnica into Vistula, in Silesian Foothills, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The town is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously a part of the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.
Skoczów is the oldest town in the area of the upper Vistula river. The very first settlement in the nearest neighbourhood had been established by a Slavic tribe called Golensizi around the 7th century on a naturally defensive hill over the valley of the river Bładnica and ravine called Piekiełko about 2 km (1.24 mi) south-east of the town centre within borders of modern Międzyświeć. The "gord" was later surrounded by an earth bank and moat. The settlement was destroyed in the end of the 9th century by Great Moravian Prince Svatopluk II and was not rebuilt again.

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Slovakia
The Slovak Republic (short form: Slovakia

ⁱ/sloʊˈvɑːkiə/ or /sləˈvækiə/; Slovak:

Slovensko (help·info), long form

Slovenská republika (help·info)) is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi). Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is the capital, Bratislava, and the second largest is Košice. Slovakia is a member state of the European Union, NATO, United Nations, OECD and WTO among others. The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family.
The Slavs arrived in the territory of present day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries during the migration period. In the course of history, various parts of today's Slovakia belonged to Samo's Empire (the first known political unit of Slavs), Principality of Nitra (as independent polity, as part of Great Moravia and as part of Hungarian Kingdom), Great Moravia, Kingdom of Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Habsburg Empire, and Czechoslovakia. A separate Slovak state briefly existed during World War II, during which Slovakia was a dependency of Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1944. From 1945 Slovakia once again became a part of Czechoslovakia. The present-day Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

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Soběšovice
Soběšovice (Polish: Sobieszowice or Szobiszowice) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 805 (2006). It is located on the shore of Žermanice Dam, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°43′47″N 18°27′55″E / 49.72972°N 18.46528°E

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Staré Hamry
Staré Hamry (German: Althammer, Polish: Stare Hamry) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 557 (2006). It is situated in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range, on the Ostravice River and the Šance Dam, forest covers 86% of village's area. Eastern part of the village lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.
The village church has a monument on the outside of the cemetery wall commemorating the social poem Maryčka Magdónova, by Petr Bezruč. The rectory of the church was damaged in a fire in early September 2009.

Coordinates: 49°29′39″N 18°27′53″E / 49.49417°N 18.46472°E

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Staříč
Staříč is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,900 inhabitants. The village was established cca 750 years ago (in the year 1258), and named after Vincenc Prasek called "stařek" or "stařík".
Coordinates: 49°41′N 18°16′E / 49.683°N 18.267°E

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Stonava
Stonava (Polish:

Stonawa (help·info), German: Steinau) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the Stonávka River. It has a population of 1,855 (2006), 25.8% of the population are the Poles. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Grave of 20 Polish soldiers murdered by Czech legionists on 26 January 1919
Workers' House
Lutheran church
Polish elementary school

Coordinates: 49°48′44″N 18°31′50″E / 49.81222°N 18.53056°E

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Strumień
Strumień [ˈstrumʲɛɲ] (

listen) (German: Schwarzwasser, Czech: Strumeň) is a town and the seat of Gmina Strumień, in Cieszyn County, in the Silesian Voivodeship (province) of southern Poland, on the Vistula River.
Currently situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), Strumień was previously part of the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998).
It is located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and is the smallest town of Cieszyn Silesia and one of the smallest in Poland.
Because of its proximity to the Vistula, this little town has found itself under various national and imperial jurisdictions (see Duchy of Cieszyn). The town existed under Austrian dominion from 1653 until the end of the First World War and was referred to in German as Schwarzwasser. The town with its Polish name Strumień joined the Second Polish Republic in 1920. Following the invasion of Poland and the annexation of Cieszyn Silesia by the German army in 1939, it became part of Nazi Germany (as Schwarzwasser again). At the end of World War II the town returned to Poland.

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Sviadnov
Sviadnov is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,350 inhabitants.
Coordinates: 49°42′N 18°20′E / 49.7°N 18.333°E

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Těrlicko

Těrlicko (help·info) (Polish: Cierlicko (info), German: Tierlitzko) is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 4,202 inhabitants (2001 census) and Poles constitute 12.9% of the population. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The village is made up of three administrative sections (formerly independent villages): Dolní Těrlicko (Polish: Cierlicko Dolne), Horní Těrlicko (Cierlicko Górne), Hradiště (Grodziszcz). Among other parts of municipality there is also a former village of Kostelec (Kościelec).
It was first mentioned in a written document in 1229 as Cierlitzko. The area changed hands many times over the centuries, until in 1731 it became the property of the Larisch-Mönnich noble family, last noble owners of the village. The Larisch family opened the first coal mine in Karwina in 1798, and the local villagers slowly gave up their farming way of life. The first coal miners were often forcibly compelled to work. In 1926 a new era for the village began; noble families could no longer own municipalitites. After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, the village became part of Czechoslovakia as Těrlicko. Following the Munich Agreement, in October 1938, Těrlicko and the whole Zaolzie region was annexed by Poland. The village was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Czechoslovakia.

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Třanovice

Třanovice (help·info) (Polish: Trzanowice (info)) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. The population is 932 (2001 census), Poles making up 21.2%. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
There are two churches in the village - Lutheran church and Catholic Saint Bartholomew Church.

Coordinates: 49°42′24″N 18°31′42″E / 49.70667°N 18.52833°E

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Třinec
Třinec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtr̝̊ɪnɛts] (

listen); Polish: Trzyniec (info), German: Trzynietz) is a town in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The town has 37,405 inhabitants as of 2009, in 2001 17.7% of the population were Poles. The town is notable for its steel plant, the Třinec Iron and Steel Works, largest one in the Czech Republic, which still has a major impact on the town, on its character, demographics and air pollution.
Třinec is also an important cultural center of the Polish minority in Zaolzie.
The village of Třinec was founded in the 14th century. Třinec is first mentioned in a written document in 1444. The majority of the population worked in agriculture. The area was, however, rich in limestone, iron ore and clay. The area also offered a large enough work force, so it was decided to build an iron works. In 1836 the construction of the first metallurgical furnace had begun. The iron mill began operation in 1839, becoming the largest one in the entire Cieszyn Silesia. First schools (Polish-German) in Třinec were created by the initiative of the iron works in 1851. After the construction of Košice-Bohumín Railway line in 1871, the rapid development of the town occurred. After the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920 it became a part of Czechoslovakia. Třinec gained town rights in 1931. In October 1938, together with the whole region known as Zaolzie, it was annexed by Poland, and during World War II was a part of Nazi Germany. After the war it again became part of Czechoslovakia and eventually surrounding villages were incorporated into Třinec.

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Ustroń
Ustroń [ˈustrɔɲ] (

listen) (German: Ustron) is a health resort town in Cieszyn Silesia, southern Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). It lies in the Silesian Beskids mountain range.
According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 4,275 inhabitants, 4,265 of whom had permanent residence there. The census asked people for their native language; 3,917 (91.8%) were Polish-speaking and 333 (7.8%) were German-speaking. Jews were not allowed to declare Yiddish; most of them thus declared the German language as their native. The most populous religious groups were Protestants with 2,439 (57%) followed by Roman Catholics with 1,728 (40.4%) and the Jews with 107 (2.5%).
The town has a futuristic outlook because of a cluster of pyramid-shaped hotels. It is also the home of the Jan Jarocki Museum. It was founded in April 1986 as Museum of Metallurgy. Burned by Tatars 1241. It is housed in an old building of the former Klemens Steel Works, which was in use between 1772 and 1897. The museum collects technical tools, as well as historical and ethnographic artifacts.

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Vendryně

Vendryně (help·info) (Polish: Wędrynia (info)) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, on the banks of the Olza River. It has a population of 3,842 (2001 census), 35.3% of the population are Poles. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The village is first mentioned in a written document in 1305. In the 19th century an iron ore was mined in the village for the iron works in Ustroń and later the Třinec Iron and Steel Works in Třinec. Limestone was mined until 1965. From 1980 to 1995 it was administratively a part of the town of Třinec.
Vendryně is twinned with:

Coordinates: 49°39′20″N 18°42′27″E / 49.65556°N 18.7075°E

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Vratimov
Vratimov (German: Rattimau, Polish: Racimów) is a town in Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 6,712 (2006) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
There is a Catholic Saint John the Baptist Church in the town.

Coordinates: 49°46′3″N 18°18′56″E / 49.7675°N 18.31556°E

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Vyšní Lhoty
Vyšní Lhoty is a village in the Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 757 (2006). It lies on the Morávka River, in the historical region of Těšín Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
The village is situated on the foothills of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids and the Prašivá mountain. There is a wooden Saint Anthony of Padua church from 1640 on that mountain.
There is a refugee camp of the Ministry of Interior in the municipality. Students of Refugee Law Clinic of Centre for Clinical Legal Education (Palacký University, Faculty of Law) get clinical experience there by assisting in providing pro bono legal help there.
Coordinates: 49°38′1″N 18°28′21″E / 49.63361°N 18.4725°E

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Václavovice
Václavovice (German: Wenzlowitz, Polish: Więcłowice) is a village in Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,581 (2006) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°45′21″N 18°22′19″E / 49.75583°N 18.37194°E

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Vělopolí

Vělopolí (help·info) (Polish: Wielopole (info), German: Wielopoli) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 206 (2001 census), 19% of the population are the Poles and more than 50% of population are Protestants. The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°42′14″N 18°34′11″E / 49.70389°N 18.56972°E

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Wieszczęta
Wieszczęta [vjɛʂˈt͡ʂɛnta] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 487 (2009) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
There is a Lutheran church in the village.

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Wisła
Wisła [ˈviswa] (

listen) (German: Weichsel) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,810 (2006), near the border with Czech Republic in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range. Wisła is the Polish name for the Vistula River, which has its source in the mountains near the town.
Located near the national tourist center Ondraszek, Wisła is a popular year-round tourist destination, with the nearby mountains favored by ski jumpers. It is known for being the home town of ski jumper Adam Małysz, and for the fact that it is the only town in Poland with a majority Protestant population.
Wisła is also the home of the Beskid Museum, on B. Hoff square. It has on display agricultural tools, folk costumes and goatskin bagpipes from the surrounding region.
In Wisła a trail starts that leads to the Stożek Wielki, a mountain on the border with the Czech Republic that reaches a height of 978 meters.

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Zabrzeg
Zabrzeg is a village in Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 3,107 (2008). The village lies on the edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1521, although it was probably settled in the 14th century.
In the World War II the village was a part of Nazi Germany. On the 27 May 1942 German soldiers executed by hanging 5 Polish civilians: Stefan Górecki, Alojzy Jarczok, Wilhelm Herok, Adolf and Jan Grygierczyk. Zabrzeg was liberated by the Red Army on 9 February 1945 after heavy fighting with Wehrmacht.
There are several landmarks in Zabrzeg, including the Saint Joseph parish church from the 18th century and the statue of Priest Józef Londzin.

Coordinates: 49°54′52″N 18°56′44″E / 49.91444°N 18.94556°E

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Zamarski

Zamarski (help·info) is a village in Gmina Hażlach, Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,286 (2008) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
It was first mentioned in a written document in 1223. There is a wooden Saint Roch Catholic church built in 1731 in the village.

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Zbytków
Zbytków [ˈzbɨtkuf] is a village in Gmina Strumień, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,262 (June 2008). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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Český Těšín
Český Těšín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛskiː ˈcɛʃiːn] (

listen); Polish: Czeski Cieszyn (info), German: Tschechisch-Teschen) is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The town is commonly known in the region as just Těšín (Polish: Cieszyn). It lies on the west bank of the Olza River, in the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Until the 1920 division of the region between Poland and Czechoslovakia it was just a western suburb of the town of Teschen, which after the division fell to Poland as Cieszyn.
Until 1918 the area was called Sachsenberg (local dialect: Sasko Kympa) meaning Saxon Hill and was a small western suburb of the town of Teschen (Polish: Cieszyn, Czech: Těšín) in the Duchy of Teschen, within Cieszyn Silesia of Austria-Hungary.

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Łazy, Bielsko County
Łazy [ˈwazɨ] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 783 (2009). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
There is a Catholic Saint Joseph Church in the village.

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Řeka

Řeka (help·info) (Polish: Rzeka (info), Cieszyn Silesian: Rzyka (info)) (literally "river") is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 466 (2001 census), 21.5% of the population are the Poles. Village lies near the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountains, and Ropičanka River flows through it. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
Coordinates: 49°37′39″N 18°34′35″E / 49.6275°N 18.57639°E

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Řepiště
Řepiště (Polish: Rzepiszcze) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,618 (2006). The village lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia. There is a wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael in the village.

Coordinates: 49°44′15″N 18°19′8″E / 49.7375°N 18.31889°E

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Świętoszówka
Świętoszówka [ɕfjɛntɔˈʂufka] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 609 (2009) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
There is a Catholic Holy Spirit Church and also a Lutheran church in the village.

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Žabeň
Žabeň is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 600 inhabitants. The name of the village is derived from the Czech word žába, which means frog.
Coordinates: 49°43′N 18°18′E / 49.717°N 18.3°E

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Žermanice
Žermanice is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 240 (2006 est.). It lies on the shore of Žermanice Dam, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Coordinates: 49°44′6″N 18°26′51″E / 49.735°N 18.4475°E

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