Polska Cerekiew Explained

Polska Cerekiew
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Polska Cerekiew
Coordinates:50.2292°N 18.1272°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:1429
Registration Plate:OK
Blank Name Sec2:National roads
Website:http://www.polskacerekiew.pl/

Polska Cerekiew is a village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Polska Cerekiew.[1] It lies approximately 15km (09miles) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 510NaN0 south of the regional capital Opole.

History

During World War II, the Germans operated the E253 and E287 forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village.[2]

Sights

The landmarks of Polska Cerekiew are the Renaissance castle and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

Demographics

There is a German minority in the village.

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.