Cielcza

Cielcza
—  Village  —
Cielcza
Coordinates: 52°1′N 17°29′E / 52.017°N 17.483°E / 52.017; 17.483
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Jarocin
Gmina	Jarocin
Population	2,044

Cielcza [ˈt​͡ɕelt​͡ʂa] (German: Cilcz, Fürstenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jarocin, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Jarocin and 58 km (36 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

The village has a population of 2,044.

History

Following the invasion of Poland and the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, Cielcza was occupied by Nazi Germany and renamed Fürstenau. It was administered within Reichsgau Wartheland as part of the district or county (kreis) of Jarotschin. Following the arrival of the Red Army in January 1945 and the end of the war, it became part of the People's Republic of Poland.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 52°1′N 17°29′E / 52.017°N 17.483°E / 52.017; 17.483