Cieklin

Cieklin
—  Village  —
Cieklin
Coordinates:
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Jasło
Gmina Dębowiec
Population (approx.) 1,200
Website http://www.cieklin.republika.pl

Cieklin [ˈt​͡ɕeklin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębowiec, within Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Dębowiec, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Jasło, and 62 km (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]

The village has an approximate population of 1,200. It was founded in the 13th century. It has a museum of skiing, and has been claimed to be the birthplace of skiing in Poland, the local history of the sport going back to the 19th century.[2]

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