Czechowice-Dziedzice

Czechowice-Dziedzice
Church of Jesus Christ the Redeemer
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Czechowice-Dziedzice
Coordinates: 49°54′46.65″N 19°0′22.72″E / 49.9129583°N 19.0063111°E / 49.9129583; 19.0063111Coordinates: 49°54′46.65″N 19°0′22.72″E / 49.9129583°N 19.0063111°E / 49.9129583; 19.0063111
Country	Poland
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 [t​͡ʂɛxɔˈvit​͡sɛ d​͡ʑɛˈd​͡ʑit​͡sɛ] ( 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).

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).

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns - Sister cities

• Łomża in Poland
• Hiddenhausen in Germany
• Orlová (Orłowa) in Czech Republic
• Slonim in Belarus
• Žilina in Slovakia ^[3]

References

Notes

1. ^ Urząd Miejski w Czechowicach-Dziedzicach: Rozwój miasta
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "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. 

External links

• (Polish) Czechowice - Dziedzice on the web