Chrzelice ([xʂɛˈlʲit͡sɛ]; German: Schelitz) 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.
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Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°44′E | |
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Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Prudnik |
Gmina | Biała |
Population | 654 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | ORL |
Website | http://chrzelice.pl/ |
The village has a population of 654.
It is the birthplace of unicycle handball, where it was invented in the late 1970s.
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]
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