Wisla
Presidential Castle in Wisla
Coat of arms
Wisla
Coordinates: 49°39'17.69?N 18°51'34.23?E? / ?49.6549139, 18.8595083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Cieszyn
Gmina	Wisla (urban gmina)
First mentioned	1615
City rights	1962
Government
- Mayor	Andrzej Molin
Area
- Total	110.26 km² (42.6 sq mi)
Elevation	513 m (1,683 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	11,453
- Density	103.9/km² (269/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	43-460
Car plates	SCI
Website: http://www.wisla.pl

Wisla ['v?iswa] ( listen) (German: Weichsel) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,810 (2006), near the border with Czech Republic in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, Wisla River originates in the mountains near the town.

Located near the national tourist centre Ondraszek, Wisla is a popular year-round tourist destination, with the nearby mountains favoured by ski jumpers. It is known for being the home town of ski jumper Adam Malysz and for the fact that it is the only town in Poland where evangelical people are in majority.

Wisla is also the home of the Beskid Museum, on B. Hoff square. It has on display agricultural tools, folk costumes and goatskin bagpipes from the surrounding region.

In Wisla a trail starts that leads to the Stozek Wielki, a mountain on the border with the Czech Republic that reaches a height of 978 meters.

External links

• Wisla town website

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Coordinates: 49°39'17.69?N 18°51'34.23?E? / ?49.6549139, 18.8595083

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