Kamieniec | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarnowskie Góry |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Zbrosławice |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 50.4033°N 18.7139°W |
Population Total: | 829 |
Registration Plate: | STA |
Kamieniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbrosławice, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) south-west of Zbrosławice, 130NaN0 south-west of Tarnowskie Góry, and 270NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Katowice.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and is derived from the word kamień, which means "stone".[2]
Landmarks of Kamieniec are the Baroque palace, which now houses a Medical and Rehabilitation Center for Children, and the Gothic Church of the Birth of St John the Baptist.