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The divided town of Český Těšín/Cieszyn as the most integrated part of the Czech-Polish borderland: A life in the cross-border educational togetherness or side by side? Cover

The divided town of Český Těšín/Cieszyn as the most integrated part of the Czech-Polish borderland: A life in the cross-border educational togetherness or side by side?

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2023-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
Language: English
Page range: 194 - 202
Submitted on: Jul 23, 2023
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Published on: Dec 26, 2023
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