Polska Cerekiew

Polska Cerekiew ([ˈpɔlska t͡sɛˈrɛkʲɛf]) is a village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 51 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

During World War II, the Germans operated the E253 and E287 forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in the village.

[2] 19 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during the war.

[3] The landmarks of Polska Cerekiew are the Renaissance castle and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.