Cisownica

Cisownica
Cisownica
—  Village  —
Village's centre
Cisownica is located in Poland
Cisownica
Coordinates: 49°43′15.45″N 18°45′46.17″E / 49.7209583°N 18.762825°E / 49.7209583; 18.762825
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Cieszyn
Gmina Goleszów
First mentioned 1305
Government
 - Mayor Władysław Sikora
Area 9.5967 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population (2008) 1,705
 - Density 177.7/km2 (460.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 43-440
Car plates SCI

Cisownica is a village in Gmina Goleszów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, close to the border with the Czech Republic. In 2008 it had a population of 1,705. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia on the slopes of Mała Czantoria mountain.

It was first mentioned in a written document in 1305. The name of the village is derived from the taxus trees ("cis" in Polish) which grew here in the past in large numbers.

In the 18th and 19th centuries siderite was mined here., the last mine closed in 1870.

In 1981, and Evangelical-Augsburg Church was built in the village. Cisownica in recent years has become a popular tourist destination, due to its vicinity to the Silesian Beskids mountain range.

People

  • Jura Gajdzica, peasant writer, lived here
  • Jan Sztwiertnia, member of Sejm, was born here

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