Celiny, Tarnowskie Góry County

For other places with the same name, see Celiny.
Celiny
Village
Nameplate at the entrance to Celiny on the National Road 78
Nameplate at the entrance to Celiny on the National Road 78
Celiny is located in Poland
Celiny
Celiny
Coordinates: 50°26′N 19°3′E / 50.433°N 19.050°E / 50.433; 19.050
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyTarnowskie Góry
GminaOżarowice
Population
 • Total
260
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSTA
Highways
National road
Voivodeship road

Celiny [t͡sɛˈlinɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ożarowice, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Ożarowice, 14 km (9 mi) east of Tarnowskie Góry, and 21 km (13 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.

History

In 1827 Celiny had a population of 41,[2] which by the late 19th century grew to 109.[3]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the Germans carried out a massacre of 29 Poles, merchants, miners, craftsmen and workers from various nearby cities, in Celiny (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 532.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1900. p. 294.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 142.


Stub icon

This Tarnowskie Góry County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.