Chrzelice

Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

50°28′N 17°44′E / 50.467°N 17.733°E / 50.467; 17.733Country

PolandVoivodeshipOpoleCountyPrudnikGminaBiałaPopulation

654Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationORLWebsitehttp://chrzelice.pl/

Chrzelice ([xʂɛˈlʲit͡sɛ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Biała, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 27 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

History

During World War II, the Germans operated the E31 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village.^[2]

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2022.