Celiny, Tarnowskie Góry County
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.
Celiny | |
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Village | |
 Nameplate at the entrance to Celiny on the National Road 78 | |
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| Coordinates: 50°26′N 19°3′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Tarnowskie Góry |
| Gmina | Ożarowice |
| Population | 260 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | STA |
The village has a population of 260.
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).[2]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 142.
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