Cisownica
Encyclopedia
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.
Gmina Goleszów
Gmina Goleszów is a rural gmina in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the village of Goleszów....
, Cieszyn County
Cieszyn County
Cieszyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech and Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, southern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, close to the border with the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. In 2008 it had a population of 1,705. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...
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
Taxus
Taxus is a genus of yews, small coniferous trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow-growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1-40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m...
trees ("cis" in Polish) which grew here in the past in large numbers.
In the 18th and 19th centuries siderite
Siderite
Siderite is a mineral composed of iron carbonate FeCO3. It takes its name from the Greek word σίδηρος sideros, “iron”. It is a valuable iron mineral, since it is 48% iron and contains no sulfur or phosphorus...
was mined here., the last mine closed in 1870.
In 1981, and Evangelical-Augsburg Church
Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland , the largest Protestant body in Poland, is rooted in the Reformation. The first Lutheran sermons were held in 1518, and in 1523 the first Lutheran dean, Johann Heß, was called to the city of Breslau, whence Lutheranism was spread into the...
was built in the village. Cisownica in recent years has become a popular tourist destination, due to its vicinity to the Silesian Beskids
Silesian Beskids
Silesian Beskids is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in Outer Western Carpathians in southern Silesian Voivodeship, Poland and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.Most of the range lies in Poland...
mountain range.
People
- Jura Gajdzica, peasant writer, lived here
- Jan Sztwiertnia, member of SejmSejmThe Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
, was born here