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Cieszyn was founded in the 8<sup>th</sup> century but became a town before 1263. The name of the town derives from Polish names of Cieszan or Cieszko. The arms of the town were granted in the 14<sup>th</sup> century. It consists of a castle with an open gate situated on a river (Cieszyn is situated on the Olza River). Over the castle there is a yellow eagle, the symbol of Upper Silesia to which the Duchy of Cieszyn belonged in the Middle Ages. | Cieszyn was founded in the 8<sup>th</sup> century but became a town before 1263. The name of the town derives from Polish names of Cieszan or Cieszko. The arms of the town were granted in the 14<sup>th</sup> century. It consists of a castle with an open gate situated on a river (Cieszyn is situated on the Olza River). Over the castle there is a yellow eagle, the symbol of Upper Silesia to which the Duchy of Cieszyn belonged in the Middle Ages. | ||
See also [[Český Těšín]] | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Český Těšín16.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cieszyn|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | |||
File:ceskytesin1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cieszyn|The arms by Widimsky (1864) | |||
File:Cieszyn.hagpl.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cieszyn|The arms in the [[Kawa Hag Herbarz Polski|Kawa Hag album]] +/- 1932 | |||
File:cieszyn.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cieszyn|The arms as shown around 1970 | |||
| | File:cieszyn2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cieszyn|The arms as shown in 1963 | ||
File:cieszyn3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Cieszyn|The arms as shown in 1994 | |||
''' | </gallery>[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Poland|'''Literature''']]: | ||
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