1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TESCHEN (Czech, Tesin; Polish, Cieszyn), a town of Austria, in Silesia, 50 m. S.E. of Troppau by rail. Pop. (1900) 19,142, of which over half is German, 43 per cent. Polish and the remainder Czech. It is situated on the Olsa, a tributary of the Oder, and combines both Polish and German peculiarities in the style of its buildings. The only relic of the ancient castle is a square tower, dating from the i2th century. There are several furniture factories and large saw-mills. Teschen is an old town and was the capital …
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