Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie

What Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie does

Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie is the county government administrative office of Powiat Cieszyński (Cieszyn County), a public administrative entity established in 1999 following Poland's administrative reform and headquartered in Cieszyn, Śląskie Voivodeship. The office serves 174,794 residents across a 730.20 km² territory comprising 12 municipalities (gminas): Cieszyn, Skoczów, Strumień, Ustroń, Wisła, Brenna, Chybie, Dębowiec, Goleszów, Hażlach, Istebna, and Zebrzydowice. It delivers statutory public services including vehicle registration, driver's licensing, geodesy and land registry, building and environmental permits, education administration, social welfare, and healthcare facility oversight. The office operates under a budgetary public funding model with no commercial revenue, supplemented by statutory fees for specific services such as parking cards (21 PLN) and disability ID duplicates (15 PLN), and is led by Starosta Janina Żgan since May 2024.

The operating footprint includes three physical office locations in Cieszyn (ul. Bobrecka 29 headquarters, ul. Graniczna 79 Communications Department, ul. Szeroka 13 Geodesy/Construction) and a network of eight subordinate institutions: Szpital Śląski (county hospital), Cieszyńskie Pogotowie Ratunkowe (emergency services), Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego (museum), Powiatowy Urząd Pracy (labor office), Powiatowy Zarząd Dróg Publicznych (road management), Powiatowe Centrum Pomocy Rodzinie (social services), Zespół Poradni Psychologiczno-Pedagogicznych (psychological-pedagogical counseling), and Powiatowy Inspektorat Nadzoru Budowlanego (construction supervision). Digital infrastructure comprises the main portal (powiat.cieszyn.pl), the mandatory Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej (BIP), E-Urząd integrating with the national ePUAP platform, a Geoportal, online appointment booking for the Geodesy Department, a real-time queue status display for the Communications Department, and an online Polish Sign Language interpreter. The office also holds ISO 22301 and ISO 27001 certifications (both obtained 2024) and was named best county in Poland by Związek Powiatów Polskich in 2025.

Cross-border cooperation is conducted through Euroregion Olza with Czech partners, and the office participates in national environmental and EU funding programs via NFOŚiGW. Strategic partners include Związek Powiatów Polskich, and the office operates a dedicated tourism portal (cieszynskie.travel) and multiple Facebook channels for resident communication. During the 2018-2023 term capital expenditures exceeded 155 million PLN, covering infrastructure, education, healthcare, and digital modernization projects.

Name

Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie

Legal name

Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie

Website

https://powiat.cieszyn.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie is the county government administrative office of Powiat Cieszyński, Poland, providing statutory public services — including vehicle registration, geodesy, building permits, education oversight, and social welfare — to 174,794 residents across 12 municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration - County Government Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• County government administration
• Public administrative services
• E-government services
• Vehicle registration services
• Land registry geodesy

Headquarters

HQ city

Cieszyn

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie is the administrative office of Powiat Cieszyński (Cieszyn County), delivering statutory public administration services to approximately 174,794 residents across 12 municipalities in the Śląskie Voivodeship. Core services include vehicle registration and driver's licensing, geodesy and land registry services, building and environmental permits, social welfare administration, education oversight, and public health coordination. It operates three physical office locations and a portfolio of digital services including an e-government portal (E-Urząd) integrated with ePUAP, a geoportal, online appointment booking, and an online sign-language interpreter for accessibility.

Product overview

Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie is a district starosty office (public administration authority) serving the Cieszyn district in Silesia, Poland. Rather than a single unified product, it operates a portfolio of interconnected digital service channels: the main Portal Powiatu Cieszyńskiego (the public-facing website), the mandatory Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej (BIP) for legal disclosures, E-Urząd for electronic submissions via ePUAP, specialized appointment booking for the Geodesy Department, a Geoportal for spatial data, queue status display for the Communications Department, and an online sign language interpreter for accessibility. These digital services complement physical administrative services delivered across multiple departments (Geodesy, Communications, Architecture, Environment, Finance, Education, Investment) at three physical locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Związek Powiatów Polskich (Polish Counties Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership and active participation in the Polish Counties Association, representing Cieszyn County's interests at national level. Received recognition as 'Lider Rankingu Powiatów 2025' through this partnership.
• Euroregion Olza (Olza Euroregion)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border regional cooperation organization for Cieszyn Silesia area spanning Poland and Czech Republic. Promotes transboundary collaboration, tourism, and economic development.
• Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (NFOŚiGW)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational environmental protection fund providing co-financing for environmental projects, electromobility development, and green initiatives in Cieszyn County.
• Muzeum Śląska CieszyńskiegocoreOthersCounty-operated cultural institution managing museum collections, exhibitions, and heritage preservation in Cieszyn Silesia region.
• Szpital Śląski w CieszyniecoreOthersCounty hospital providing comprehensive medical services, received EU funding for psychiatric infrastructure development.
• Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w CieszyniecoreOthersCounty labor office providing employment services, job training programs, and youth employment initiatives including 'Młodzież w punkt' project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Starostwo Powiatowe w Wodzisławiu Śląskim: County office for Powiat Wodzisławski in Śląskie Voivodeship. Performs the same set of county-level public administration functions under Polish law, including communication, geodesy, and social services.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Częstochowie: County administrative office for Powiat Częstochowski in Śląskie Voivodeship. Comparable as a mid-sized powiat office delivering the same statutory public services to residents and gminas within its jurisdiction.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Tarnowskich Górach: County administrative office for Powiat Tarnogórski in Śląskie Voivodeship, offering an analogous service portfolio (geodesy, transport department, social services, education administration) under the same Polish powiat framework.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Rybniku: County administrative office serving Powiat Rybnicki, adjacent to and within the same Śląskie Voivodeship as Cieszyn. Performs an identical statutory mandate with comparable departmental structure and service scope.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Bielsku-Białej: County administrative office serving Powiat Bielski in the Śląskie Voivodeship. Directly comparable to Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie in mandate, departmental structure, and service portfolio, and is one of the most prominent peer powiats in the same voivodeship.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Raciborzu: County administrative office for Powiat Raciborski in Śląskie Voivodeship, providing the same statutory portfolio of services (permits, registration, social assistance, education oversight) as Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Żywcu: County office for Powiat Żywiecki, also in Śląskie Voivodeship. Shares the same mountainous Beskid-region context, tourism economy, and statutory administrative responsibilities, making it a particularly strong structural peer to Cieszyn.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Pszczynie: County administrative office for Powiat Pszczyński in Śląskie Voivodeship. Comparable in scale and service mix (vehicle registration, geodesy, education administration, social services), operating under identical Polish county-level statutory authority.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w Lublińcu: County office for Powiat Lubliniecki in Śląskie Voivodeship. Operates the same county-level administrative functions mandated by Polish law, serving as a direct functional peer to Cieszyn.

Broad incumbents

• Związek Powiatów Polskich: National association of Polish counties (powiats) of which Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie is an active member. Operates as the broader umbrella/incumbent for county-level government, providing benchmarking, advocacy, and the very Ranking Powiatów framework in which Cieszyn placed first in 2025.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/powiat.cieszynski
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/starostwo-powiatowe-w-cieszynie

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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