Celiny, Tarnowskie Góry County
Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Celiny [t͡sɛˈlinɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ożarowice, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]
Celiny | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Nameplate at the entrance to Celiny on the National Road 78 | |
  Celiny Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′N 19°3′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Tarnowskie Góry |
| Gmina | Ożarowice |
| Population | |
• Total | 260 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | STA |
| Highways |   |
| National road |  |
| Voivodeship road |  |
History
In 1827 Celiny had a population of 41,[2] which by the late 19th century grew to 109.[3]
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).[4]
