Cięcina

Cięcina
Village
Saint Catherine Church
Cięcina
Coordinates: 49°36′N 19°8′E / 49.600°N 19.133°E / 49.600; 19.133
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Żywiec
Gmina	Węgierska Górka
Established	13th century
Population	4,373

Cięcina [t͡ɕenˈt͡ɕina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgierska Górka, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 73 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 4,373.

It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the 13th century, and in the next century it became a seat of a Catholic parish. There is a wooden Saint Catherine Church from the 16th century, an important landmark in the village.

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Coordinates: 49°36′N 19°8′E / 49.600°N 19.133°E / 49.600; 19.133

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