Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion

Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia (Euroregion Śląsk Cieszyński, 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.

It comprises a large part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia:
 * in Poland: 12 municipalities of the Cieszyn County, 2 municipalities of the Bielsko County (Jaworze and Jasienica), 1 municipality in Wodzisław County (Godów) and Jastrzębie-Zdrój (however, the last two are not part of Cieszyn Silesia).
 * in the Czech Republic: 16 municipalities of the Karviná District and 27 municipalities in the eastern part of the Frýdek-Místek District;

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.

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