The Cieszyn West County (Polish: powiat cieszyński zachodni) was short-lived county of Silesian Voivodeship, Poland in 1938. It was established following the incorporation of Trans-Olza region by Poland from Czechoslovakia on 2 October 1938.[1] It was formed from Český Těšín District. On 27 October 1938, it was incorporated into the Cieszyn County. Its seat was located in Český Těšín (then known in Polish as Cieszyn Zachodni).
| Cieszyn West County | |||||||||
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| County of Silesian Voivodeship | |||||||||
| 1938–1938 | |||||||||
 Location within the Silesian Voivodeship. | |||||||||
| Capital | Český Těšín | ||||||||
| • Type | County | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Incorporation of Trans-Olza into Poland | 2 October 1938 | ||||||||
• Incorporation into Cieszyn County | 27 October 1938 | ||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| • Country |  Poland | ||||||||
| • Voivodeship | Silesian | ||||||||
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History
editFollowing the Munich Agreement signed on 30 September 1938, Germany incorporated the German-speaking area of Sudetenland, from Czechoslovakia. In context of such events, on 30 September 1938, Poland demanded Czechoslovakia to cede them Polish-speaking area of Trans-Olza, which it did on 2 October 1938.[1] The ceded area included Český Těšín District, which was subsequently renamed to Cieszyn West County, with its seat being placed in Cieszyn Zachodni. It existed until 27 October 1938, when it was incorporated into Cieszyn County. As such, provisional local governments were set up in the area, until proper government officials could have been elected.[2] Area of former Cieszyn West County never was fully incorporated administratively into Cieszyn County, and all documentation continued to list incorporated area separately from the rest of the county, listing it as "western part of Cieszyn County".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Tomasz Pohorecki: Dwie rocznice. In: Gazeta Południowa. 9 (165), p. 14, 2008.
- ^ Ustawa z dnia 27 października 1938 r. o podziale administracyjnym i tymczasowej organizacji administracji na obszarze Ziem Odzyskanych Śląska Cieszyńskiego. In: Dziennik Ustaw Śląskich, 1938, no. 18, position 35. Katowice, 31 October 1938.
- ^ Dziennik Ustaw Śląskich, vol. no. 20/1939, 16 July 1939.