Wisla is a town in Cieszyn County, in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, with a population of about 11,132 as of 2019, near the border with the Czech Republic. It lies in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and the ethnic region of the Silesian Gorals. The town's name is the Polish word for the Vistula River, which rises in the mountains nearby.
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1. GeoNames: Wisła
GeoNames geonameid 3081874 (Wisła), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source 2. WisÅ‚a (Wikipedia)
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First mentioned: 1615
Wisla (Wikipedia)
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