Cieklin
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Cieklin ' is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the administrative district of Gmina Dębowiec
Gmina Debowiec, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Gmina Dębowiec is a rural gmina in Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dębowiec, which lies approximately south of Jasło and south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, within Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...

, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Dębowiec, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Jasło, and 62 km (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów
Rzeszów
Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...

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The village has an approximate population of 1,200. It was founded in the 13th century. It has a museum of skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

, and has been claimed to be the birthplace of skiing in Poland, the local history of the sport going back to the 19th century.
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