of modern architecture. It is surrounded by a park with an arboretum founded in 1924, most species were added in 1937. After its completion in 1938 it contained about a thousand species, varieties and forms of woody plants, of which 400 taxa of conifers. Today it has more than 500 species of trees and shrubs. Several sculptures created by Vincenc Makovský and Jan Tříska are also located in the park. Notable people Oskar Zawisza (1878–1933), Polish priest and composer Rudolf Paszek (1894–1969), Polish teacher and politician; mayor of Jablunkov in 1932–1938 Karol Piegza (1899–1988), Polish writer and folklorist; lived and died here Jiří Drahoš (born 1949), physical chemist and politician Twin towns – sister cities Jablunkov is twinned with: Gogolin, Poland Kysucké Nové Mesto, Slovakia Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland Tiachiv, Ukraine Gallery References External links Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Frýdek-Místek District Cieszyn Silesia