Tešínsko & 38674 Tešínsko Asteroid - Ceský Tešín , Czech Republic - Extraterrestrial Locations on Waymarking.com

In the 13th century, the region became a principality. After the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, the region was divided between the newly established states of Czechoslovakia and Poland in 1920.

After the end of World War I, both of the two newly created independent states of Poland and Czechoslovakia claimed the area. Czechoslovakia claimed the area partly on historic and ethnic grounds, but especially on economic and strategic grounds. The area was important for the Czechs, as the crucial railway line connecting Czech Silesia with Slovakia crossed the area (the Košice–Bohumín Railway, which was one of only two railroads that linked the Czech provinces to Slovakia at that time). The western area of Cieszyn Silesia is also very rich in coal. Many important coal mines, facilities and metallurgy factories are located there. The Polish side based its claim to the area on ethnic criteria: a majority of the area's population was Polish according to the last (1910) Austrian census.

The historical boundaries of the region are roughly the same as those of the former independent Duchy of Teschen/Cieszyn. Currently, over half of Cieszyn Silesia forms one of the euroregions, the Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion, with the rest of it belonging to Euroregion Beskydy.

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The historic building of the Tešín Silesian Museum is located in the center of Ceský Tešín, dating back to 1884-1885, offers visitors a glimpse into the life of the inhabitants of Tešín Silesia in the past through its permanent exhibitions. Visitors will learn about the natural conditions, the beginnings of coal mining, ethnographic, artistic, and other collections, as well as the Piast dynasty and the First Republic. The building also houses a museum scientific library. The museum courtyard includes a mini-amphitheater and a lapidarium with stone artifacts.



38674 Tešínsko Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: L. Šarounová
Date of discovery: 9. 8. 2000
Place of discovery: Ondrejov observatory

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