Cieśle, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Cieśle [ˈt͡ɕɛɕlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. In 1871-1945 it was part of 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
- August Ludwig von Nostitz, Prussian general
- Renata von Scheliha, German classical philologist
- Rudolf von Scheliha (1897-1942), German diplomat executed by the German Nazis during World War II
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