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The tradition of placing conciliation crosses was brought to Polish lands from the West. It was primarily characteristic for Germany, although we encounter it from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia. Simple and austere stone crosses were placed by the killers in the places where a murder had been committed. The placement of the cross was the last act of repentance. In the Cieszyn area, we find them in the city itself, in Pruchna and on the slopes Łazek near Brenna.

At Hażlaska Street in Cieszyn, there are two Jewish cemeteries: the old and the new one. Those keen on the history of Jews are especially interested in the first one, which is considered one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries on Polish soil. Here, we can find the tombstone from 1686. The so-called New Cemetery is located near the old graveyard. It was established in the early twentieth century. The last burial took place here in 1961.

Cieszyn boasts one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Poland. The old cemetery at Hażlaska Street was established as early as in 1647 and served its purpose until the beginning of the last century. The cemetery was founded by Jakub Singer for his family and servants. The oldest gravestones are from the seventeenth century. The most famous members of the Jewish families from all over Cieszyn Silesia are buried here.

The Castle Hill in Cieszyn, located on the Olza river, is a small hill with steep slopes, situated in the center of Cieszyn. There are a few historic buildings worth mentioning on the hill, among others, remains of the ducal castle, a Romanesque rotunda of Saint Nicolas and a Classicist palace of the Hapsburgs. Besides the monuments, there is a romantic park with trees, which some of them are monuments of nature.

The Cieszyn Library is a municipal research library. It gathers collections connected to the regional literary heritage. The library also aims at creating a modern workshop for regional and bibliological research, and is involved in conducting some research on the literary tradition of Cieszyn Silesia. In the library, there are a few historic collections of books, published from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.

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