Cieszyn County
Cieszyn County (Polish: powiat cieszyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech and Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.
Cieszyn County
Powiat cieszyński | |
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County | |
County office building in Cieszyn | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within Silesian Voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Cieszyn): 49°44′55.07″N 18°38′5.69″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Seat | Cieszyn |
| Gminas | Total 12 (incl. 3 urban) |
| Government | |
| • Starosta | Mieczysław Szczurek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 730.2 km2 (281.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
| • Total | 178,145 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 79,821 |
| • Rural | 98,324 |
| Car plates | SCI |
| Website | http://www.powiat.cieszyn.pl/ |
The county's administrative seat and largest town is Cieszyn, which lies on the Czech border 62 kilometres (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains four other towns: Ustroń, 14 km (9 mi) east of Cieszyn, Skoczów, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Cieszyn, Wisła, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Cieszyn, and Strumień, 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Cieszyn.
The county covers an area of 730.2 square kilometres (281.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 178,145, out of which the population of Cieszyn is 34,513, that of Ustroń is 16,073, that of Skoczów is 14,385, that of Wisła is 11,132, that of Strumień is 3,718, and the rural population is 98,324.