Czechowice-Dziedzice
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| Coordinates: 49°54′46.65″N 19°0′22.72″E / 49.9129583°N 19.0063111°ECoordinates: 49°54′46.65″N 19°0′22.72″E / 49.9129583°N 19.0063111°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | Bielsko | ||
| Gmina | Czechowice-Dziedzice | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Marian Błachut | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 32.98 km2 (12.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 34,811 | ||
| • Density | 1,055.5/km2 (2,733.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 43-502, 43-503, 43-500 | ||
| Car plates | SBI | ||
| Website | http://www.czechowice-dziedzice.pl | ||
Czechowice-Dziedzice [t͡ʂɛxɔˈvit͡sɛ d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] (
listen) is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 34,867 inhabitants (2004). It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. With four stations, it is a large rail junction,[1] located at the intersection of two major lines - east-west (Trzebinia - Zebrzydowice), and north - south (Katowice - Bielsko-Biala).
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[edit] History
During the Oil Campaign of World War II, the oil refinery at "Czechowice" was bombed on August 20, 1944. The Tschechowitz I & II subcamps of Auschwitz in Czechowice-Dziedzice provided forced labor for the SOCONY-Vacuum oil plant.[2] Czechowice-Dziedzice was in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998).
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns - Sister cities
Łomża in Poland
Hiddenhausen in Germany
Orlová (Orłowa) in Czech Republic
Slonim in Belarus
Žilina in Slovakia [3]
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Urząd Miejski w Czechowicach-Dziedzicach: Rozwój miasta
- ^ "Sub-Camps of Auschwitz Concentration Camp". Auschwitz-Birkenau: Memorial and Museum. auschwitz.org.pl. http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/h/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=33. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Žilina - oficiálne stránky mesta: Partnerské mestá Žiliny [Žilina: Official Partner Cities"]. 2008 MaM Multimedia, s.r.o.. http://www.zilina.sk/mesto-zilina-o-meste-partnerske-mesta. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
[edit] External links
- (Polish) Czechowice - Dziedzice on the web
- Jewish Community in Czechowice-Dziedzice on Virtual Shtetl
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