Istebna
Sign in to saveIstebna is a large village and the seat of Gmina Istebna, Cieszyn County in the Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The village is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, near the borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The Olza River flows through the village.
Key facts
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- Istebna
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- Village
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- Istebna View A.jpg
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- View of Istebna
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- POL gmina Istebna COA.svg
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- Poland Silesian Voivodeship#Poland
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- Istebna
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- right
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- County
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- Cieszyn
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- Gmina
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- Istebna
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jerzy Michałek
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1583
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Istebna is a large village and the seat of Gmina Istebna, Cieszyn County in the Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The village is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, near the borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The Olza River flows through the village.
== Etymology == The name is cultural in origin, derived from the word , meaning a room in a (especially rural) house (see also izba). It is conjectured that the name was conveyed by settlers from Istebné who supposedly established the village. Historically, it was also known as Gistebna (1621, 1629) or Istebne (1724; the name in plural form, meaning rooms).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Istebna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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