Cieśle, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Cieśle (disambiguation).

Cieśle
Village
Cieśle
Coordinates: 51°13′27″N 17°28′24″E / 51.22417°N 17.47333°E / 51.22417; 17.47333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Oleśnica
Gmina	Gmina Oleśnica

Cieśle [ˈt͡ɕɛɕlɛ] (German: Zessel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Oleśnica, and 33 kilometres (21 mi) east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Notable residents

Rudolf von Scheliha (1897-1942), German diplomat executed by the Nazis during World War II

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Oleśnica

Villages	Bogusławice Boguszyce Brzezinka Bystre Cieśle Dąbrowa Gręboszyce Jenkowice Krzeczyn Ligota Mała Ligota Polska Ligota Wielka Nieciszów Nowa Ligota Nowoszyce Osada Leśna Ostrowina Piszkawa Poniatowice Smardzów Smolna Sokołowice Spalice Świerzna Wszechświęte Wyszogród Zarzysko Zimnica

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Oleśnica

Coordinates: 51°13′27″N 17°28′24″E / 51.22417°N 17.47333°E / 51.22417; 17.47333

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