Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion
Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia is one of the euroregions 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, 1 municipality in Wodzisław County and Jastrzębie-Zdrój.
- in the Czech Republic: 16 municipalities of the Karviná District and 27 municipalities in the eastern part of the Frýdek-Místek District;
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