Cieszyn Powiat (in Polish powiat cieszyński) is an administrative district in Poland's Silesian Voivodship. The powiat's administrative seat is Cieszyn. The powiat has an area of 730,20 km² and a population of 170,400. The population density is 233/1 km² (2004). A powiat (pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-3) in some countries. ... Silesian voivodship since 1999 Silesia or Silesian Voivodship(1) is an administrative region and local government unit in Poland, established in 1999 out of Katowice, CzÄ™tochowa and Bielsko-BiaÅ‚a voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganisation Act of 1998 (effective 1 January 1999). ... Cieszyn Coat of Arms Cieszyn is a town in southern Poland with 37,300 inhabitants (1995), situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodship (1975-1998). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Communes

The powiat comprises twelve communes:

City communes:

• Cieszyn
• Ustroń
• Wisła

City-land communes: Cieszyn Coat of Arms Cieszyn is a town in southern Poland with 37,300 inhabitants (1995), situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodship (1975-1998). ... Ustroń is a town in southern Poland. ... Coat of Arms of Wisła Evangelical church in the centre of Wisła Poland Wisła is a town in southern Poland, with a population of about 11,100, near the border with Czech Republic and Slovakia. ...

• Skoczów
• Strumień

Land communes:

• Brenna
• Chybie
• Dębowiec
• Goleszów
• Hażlach
• Istebna
• Zebrzydowice

Cities

• Cieszyn
• Skoczów
• Wisła
• Ustroń
• Strumień

Cieszyn Coat of Arms Cieszyn is a town in southern Poland with 37,300 inhabitants (1995), situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodship (1975-1998). ... Skoczów is a town in southern Poland with 23,100 inhabitants (1995). ... Coat of Arms of Wisła Evangelical church in the centre of Wisła Poland Wisła is a town in southern Poland, with a population of about 11,100, near the border with Czech Republic and Slovakia. ... Ustroń is a town in southern Poland. ... Strumień is a town in southern Poland. ...

See also

• Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia