Kamień Śląski

Kamień Śląski
Village
Palace
Kamień Śląski
Coordinates: 50°33′N 18°5′E / 50.550°N 18.083°E / 50.550; 18.083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Krapkowice
Gmina	Gogolin
Population	1,500
Website	http://www.kamienslaski.pl

Kamień Śląski [ˈkamjɛɲ ˈɕlɔ̃ski] (German: Gross Stein) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gogolin, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Gogolin, 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Krapkowice, and 17 km (11 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 1,500.

Notable residents

Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz (1893–1968), general

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Gogolin

Town and seat	Gogolin

Villages	Chorula Dąbrówka Górażdże Kamień Śląski Kamionek Malnia Obrowiec Odrowąż Zakrzów

Coordinates: 50°33′N 18°5′E / 50.550°N 18.083°E / 50.550; 18.083

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