Local history
Information about the town – Polska / śląskie
In the 8th-9th centuries there was a Slavic settlement located here. The first notes of Cieszyn as a castellan’s property data back to 1158. Cieszyn was granted a charter by 1284. Since 1291 the town was under the Czech rule and consequently shared the same political fate as the whole Cieszyn Silesia.
During WWII in January of 1945 the town was occupied by the Soviets. Then the town was divided into two parts: Poish and Czech.
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