Cieśle [ˈt͡ɕɛɕlɛ] (German: Zessel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] In 1871-1945 it was part of Germany.

Cieśle
Village
Church of the Virgin Mary
Cieśle
Coordinates: 51°13′27″N 17°28′24″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Oleśnica
Gmina	Gmina Oleśnica

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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