Chrzelice

Schelitz, Polish Chrzelice, is a town in Upper Silesia. Schelitz located in the municipality Zülz in powiat Prudnicki in Polish Opole Voivodeship.

Geography

Geographical Location

Schelitz located nine kilometers northeast of the municipal center Zülz, 20 kilometers northeast of the county town of Prudnik ( Neustadt OS) and 27 kilometers southwest of the Opole voivodship.

History

In the plebiscite in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921 777 voters voted to remain in Germany and 32 for Poland, 39 people voted in Gutsbezirk Schelitz for Germany and no one for Poland. Schelitz remained with the German Reich. 1933 lived 1035 inhabitants in the town. In 1939 the place 1048 inhabitants. By 1945, the place was in the district of Neustadt OS.

In 1945 the previously German place under Polish administration and renamed Chrzelice and joined the Silesian Voivodeship. In 1950, the city came to Opole Voivodeship. In 1999 the place to powiat Prudnicki. 2008, the City also received the official German place names Schelitz.

Clubs

  • German Friendship Circle

Personalities

  • Andrea Rischka, Silesian pop singer
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