Czernica, Silesian Voivodeship

Country Poland

Population

(approx.)

2,100

Czernica
Village
Palace
Czernica
Coordinates: 50°4′31″N 18°23′59″E / 50.07528°N 18.39972°E / 50.07528; 18.39972
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Rybnik
Gmina	Gaszowice
Population (approx.)	2,100

Czernica [t͡ʂɛrˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gaszowice, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] The village is the birthplace of the composer Henryk Górecki.

The name of the village is derived from the river flowing through the village. Czernica was first mentioned in a document of 17 March 1317. Between 1880 and 1966, gypsum was mined nearby.

Czernica has several trees classed as natural monuments: a number of linden trees with circumferences up to 467 cm, and an oak tree with a circumference of 336 cm.