| Czelin | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gryfino |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mieszkowice |
| Coordinates: | 52.7333°N 37°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 420 |
Czelin (German: Zellin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mieszkowice, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) south-west of Mieszkowice, 580NaN0 south of Gryfino, and 770NaN0 south of the regional capital Szczecin.
The village has a population of 420.
The landmarks of Czelin are the medieval Our Lady of Częstochowa church and the Monument to the first Polish border post on the Oder river.[2]
In the Early Middle Ages, it was a Slavic settlement and stronghold,[3] which became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I of Poland in 963.[4] During its history it formed part of the Kingdom of Poland, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Czech Kingdom, Teutonic Order, Brandenburg again, Prussia and Germany from 1871 to 1945, before becoming again part of Poland after the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. It is a former town, as it enjoyed town rights from the 14th to the 18th century.[3] Czelin is best known as the place where the first Polish border post on the Odra River was erected in 1945 in the final stages of World War II.[3]