Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia ( pl, Euroregion Śląsk Cieszyński, cs, Euroregion Těšínské Slezsko) is one of the euroregions (transnational co-operation structures) between

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

and

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has area of 1741,34 km² and 658,224 inhabitants as of 2009. The largest cities are Jastrzębie Zdrój from Polish side and

Havířov Havířov (; pl, ) is a city in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 69,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the region. Havířov lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia ...

from Czech side. It was established on 22 April 1998. It comprises a large part of the historical region of

Cieszyn Silesia Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( pl, Śląsk Cieszyński ; cs, Těšínské Slezsko or ; german: Teschener Schlesien or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and Český T� ...

: * in Poland: 12 municipalities of the Cieszyn County, 2 municipalities of the Bielsko County ( Jaworze and Jasienica), 1 municipality in

Wodzisław County __NOTOC__ Wodzisław County ( pl, powiat wodzisławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the ...

( Godów) and Jastrzębie Zdrój (however, the last two are not part of Cieszyn Silesia). * in the Czech Republic: 16 municipalities of the

Karviná District Karviná District ( cs, okres Karviná, pl, powiat Karwina) is a district ('' okres'') within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the city of Karviná. It was created by 1960 reform of administrative di ...

and 27 municipalities in the eastern part of the

Frýdek-Místek District Frýdek-Místek District ( cs, okres Frýdek-Místek, pl, powiat Frydek-Mistek) is a district (''okres'') within the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is the city of Frýdek-Místek. It was created by a refo ...

; Not the whole area of the historical Cieszyn Silesia region belongs to the euroregion, mainly

Bielsko Bielsko (german: Bielitz, cs, Bílsko) was until 1950 an independent town situated in Cieszyn Silesia, Poland. In 1951 it was joined with Biała Krakowska to form the new town of Bielsko-Biała. Bielsko constitutes the western part of that to ...

and

Czechowice-Dziedzice Czechowice-Dziedzice (, szl, Czechowice-Dziydzice), previously known until 1958 as Czechowice, is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 35,684 inhabitants as of December 2021. It lies on the northeastern edge of t ...

and Frýdek with its surroundings, east of the

Ostravice Ostravice (german: Ostrawitz, pl, Ostrawica) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. Geography Ostravice is located about south of Frýdek- ...

river, which belong to the

Euroregion Beskydy The Euroregion Beskidy (Polish language, Polish) or Euroregion Beskydy (Czech language, Czech) is a Euroregion joining parts of the Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. It was created on 9 June 2000. Main Cities * Bielsko-Biała * Frýdek-Místek * ...

Strategic goals of Euroregion

* wide development of the region * exchange of experience and information * support for culture, education and sport in the region * development of regional transport infrastructure * improvement of the security of citizens * tourism development * cooperation between schools and support for ecological initiatives

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