Celiny, Tarnowskie Góry County

Celiny
Village
Nameplate at the entrance to Celiny on the National Road 78
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 km (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. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  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.