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Title
City Reflections
Artist
Mariola Bitner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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This picture is a reflection of the Cieszyn Ratusz (Town Hall) in a puddle right after a thunderstorm.
A ratusz (Polish pronunciation: ['ratuʂ]) is a Polish historic city hall, traditionally built in the centre of a town or in the middle of a town square as a free-standing structure fitted with a bell tower. Although the old ratusz can still maintain the function of a seat of local government, frequently it is separated from the contemporary urząd miasta, the administrative building housing the town council, and often serves as a museum of local history. Prominent examples of a historic ratusz can be found in at least 82 Polish cities.
Cieszyn 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 about 36,100 inhabitants (as of 2013), and lies opposite Česk� Tě��n in the Czech Republic's Karvin� District, Moravian-Silesian Region. Both towns belonged to the historical region of Austrian Silesia and are the historical capital of the region of Cieszyn/Tě��n Silesia.
The town is situated on the Olza river, a tributary of the Oder River, which forms the border with the Czech Republic. It is located within the western Silesian Foothills north of the Silesian Beskids and Mt. Czantoria Wielka, a popular ski resort. Cieszyn is the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, the southeasternmost part of Upper Silesia. Until the end of World War I in 1918 it was a seat of the Dukes of Teschen.
In 1920 Cieszyn Silesia was divided between the two newly created states of Poland and Czechoslovakia, with the smaller western suburbs of Teschen becoming part of Czechoslovakia as a new town called Česki Těsin. The larger part of the town joined Poland as Cieszyn. Three bridges connect the twin towns. After Poland and the Czech Republic joined the European Union and its passport-free Schengen zone, border controls were abolished and residents of both the Polish and Czech part could move freely across the border. Both Polish and Czech part of the city have 61,201 inhabitants. Cieszyn is the southern terminus of the Polish National road 1 leading to Gdańsk on the Baltic coast.
The town combines both Polish and Old Austrian peculiarities in the style of its buildings. Because of several major fires and subsequent reconstructions (the last one in the late 18th century), the picturesque old town is sometimes called Little Vienna. The only relic of the ancient castle is a square tower, dating from the 14th century and 11th century romanesque chapel.
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June 29th, 2016
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Viewed 2,170 Times - Last Visitor from Ottawa, ON - Canada on 04/26/2024 at 6:59 AM
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Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Savanna Paine for featuring my "City Reflection" in the group 100 Views Photography!
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Lyric Lucas for featuring my "City Reflections" in the group Out Of The Ordinary!
Burlington, NJ - United States
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! 9/12/16
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Kimberly Dawn Hendley for featuring my "City Reflections" in the group Unique Shots!
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Thank you Catherine Lott for featuring my "City Reflections" in the group The Broadcast Monkey!
Wharton, NJ - United States
What an amazing capture! I like the focus on the reflection and how it fades away into the cobblestones. l/f
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