Cieszyno | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Drawsko |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Złocieniec |
Coordinates: | 53.5903°N 16.0444°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Cieszyno (German: Teschendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złocieniec, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north of Złocieniec, 180NaN0 east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 990NaN0 east of the regional capital Szczecin.
During World War II the Germans established and operated a forced labour camp for prisoners of war of various nationalities in the village.[2]