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Wisła
Sign in to saveWisła (; ; ; ) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,132 (2019), near the border with the Czech Republic. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and ethnic region of the Silesian Gorals. Wisła is the Polish name for the Vistula River, which has its source in the mountains near the town.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wisła
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Zameczek prezydenta RP (Zamek Górny) w Wiśle 2.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Presidential Castle in Wisła in August 2013
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Wisła COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Cieszyn
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Wisła (urban gmina)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Tomasz Bujok
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1615
- Settlement.established_title2
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1962
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Official website
::Wisła, Miejscowość turystyczna, Perła Beskidów
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Wisła
- Population
- 10887
- Area
- 110.17
- Elevation
- 513
- Official website
- www.wisla.pl
- Image
- POL Wisła Jawornik pano 2.jpg
- Licence plate code
- SCI
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Wisła (; ; ; ) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,132 (2019), near the border with the Czech Republic. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and ethnic region of the Silesian Gorals. Wisła is the Polish name for the Vistula River, which has its source in the mountains near the town.
It is the only town in Poland with a majority Lutheran population (as of 2006 roughly two-thirds of the population were Protestant, which is a drop from 94,4% in 1900).
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