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