Olza (river)
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The Olza is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland, a right tributary of the Oder River. It flows through the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland and through the Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Rep
The Olza in Karviná
Spring of the Olza
Upper course of the Olza in Bukovec
The Olza forming the border between Cieszyn and Český Těšín
Cieszyn
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Cieszyn is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has about 32,000 inhabitants and lies oppo
Olza (river)
…through territories of Bukovec, Písek, Jablunkov, Návsí, Hrádek, Bystřice, Vendryně, Třinec and Český Těšín. Here it begins to form the state border with Cieszyn, Pogwizdów and Kaczyce on the Polish side and Chotěbuz on the Czech side. The river then continues through the territories of Karviná, Dětmarovice and…
Cieszyn market square in November 2016
Panorama of Cieszyn
Copper engraving by Matthäus Merian from c. 1640 depicting the town
The District Court of Cieszyn built in 1905, an example of the town's long prosperous history and its impact on architecture