Cieszyn | |
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State | Lublin Voivodeship |
Country | Poland |
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Population | 0 |
Cieszyn (Polish: [ˈtɕɛʂɨn] (listen); Czech: Těšín [ˈcɛʃiːn] (listen); German: Teschen; Latin: Tessin) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 34,513 inhabitants (as of 2019), and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Republic's Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region.
Charlottetown | |
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State | Prince Edward Island |
Country | Canada |
Capital | |
Population | 34562 |
Charlottetown (; French pronunciation: [ʃaʁlɔt.tawn]; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Sheàrlot) is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in 1855.It was the site of the famous Charlottetown Conference in 1864, the first gathering of Canadian and Maritime statesmen to discuss the proposed Maritime Union.