Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion

Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion (pink) compared to the historical borders of Cieszyn Silesia (blue dotted line)
Presentation of the Euroregion in Brno (2010)

Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia (Polish: Euroregion Śląsk Cieszyński, Czech: Euroregion Těšínské Slezsko) is one of the euroregions (transnational co-operation structures) between Poland and Czech Republic. It has area of 1741,34 km2 and 658,224 inhabitants as of 2009. The largest cities are Jastrzębie-Zdrój from Polish side and Havířov from Czech side. It was established on 22 April 1998.[1]

It comprises a large part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia:

Not the whole area of the historical Cieszyn Silesia region belongs to the euroregion, mainly Bielsko and Czechowice-Dziedzice and Frýdek with its surroundings, east of the Ostravice river, which belong to the Euroregion Beskydy.[3]

Strategic goals of Euroregion

  • wide development of the region
  • exchange of experience and information
  • support for culture, education and sport in the region
  • development of regional transport infrastructure
  • improvement of the security of citizens
  • tourism development
  • cooperation between schools and support for ecological initiatives

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "EUROREGION ŚLĄSK CIESZYŃSKI - Těšínské Slezsko W PIGUŁCE" (PDF) (in Polish). pp. 4–5.
  2. ^ "Euroregion TĚŠÍNSKÉ SLEZSKO. Seznam obcí tvořících euroregion v roce 2004" (in Czech).
  3. ^ "Euroregion Beskydy. Seznam obcí tvořících euroregion v roce 2004" (in Czech). 2004.
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