Chrzelice Explained

Chrzelice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Prudnik
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Biała
Coordinates:50.4667°N 61°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Opole Voivodeship
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:654
Registration Plate:ORL
Website:http://chrzelice.pl/

Chrzelice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) north-east of Biała, 200NaN0 north-east of Prudnik, and 270NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

History

During World War II, the Germans operated the E31 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Working Parties. Lamsdorf.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029103834/https://www.lamsdorf.com/working-parties.html. 5 November 2022. 29 October 2020.