A Walk around Cieszyn

Cieszyn is a town with over a thousand years of history, for centuries the capital of the Duchy of Cieszyn, shaped by people of many nations and faiths. Since 1920 the Olza River has divided it into a Polish and a Czech part. Its most valuable sites include the Church of Jesus – the largest Protestant church in Central and Eastern Europe – and the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia, one of the oldest museums in Europe.

We prepared a walk that begins and ends in Cieszyn’s Market Square. It leads past the National House, through Church Square and along the Trail of Blooming Magnolias to the Peace Park, among other places. The Polish-language recordings explore the town’s multicultural past and its secular and sacred architecture.