Cieszyn

Cieszyn is a border city in southern Poland at the east financial institution of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The metropolis has about 36,100 populations as of 2013 and lays contrary Cesky Tesin inside the Czech Republic's Karvina District, Moravian Silesian Region. Both towns belonged to the historic place of Austrian Silesia and are the historical capital of the region of Cieszyn Silesia. The area has been populated by way of Slavic peoples considering as a minimum the 7^th century. According to legend, in 810, 3 sons of a prince Bolko, Leszko and Cieszko met right here after a protracted pilgrimage, found a spring, and determined to found a new settlement.

This nicely may be observed at ulica Trench Braci Three Brothers Street, just west of the metropolis square. The town becomes the capital of the Duchy of Teschen since 1290, which become dominated by Piast dynasty until 1653 and by means of the Habsburg Dynasty of Austria to 1918. It turned into in Teschen that Maria Theresa and Frederick II on in May 1779 signed the Teschen Peace Treaty, which positioned a give up to the War of the Bavarian Succession.