Czeladź
Czeladź [ ʧɛlaʨ ] is a town on the Brynica in Poland. It has 34,000 inhabitants and is located in the powiat Będziński, Silesian Voivodeship.
History
The first mention of the place Chelad dates from the year 1228. During invasion of the Mongols in 1241, the city has been devastated. From 1337 belonged Czeladź, which was considered since 1260 as a city, the Duchy of Cieszyn, from 1443 to 1790 it was owned by the Diocese of Krakow.
In Swedish War of the place suffered severe damage in 1655.
1795 Czeladź came to Prussia, in 1805 it belonged to the Duchy of Warsaw and in 1815 with the Kingdom of Poland.
Between 1870 and 1919 the city lost Czeladź rights. From 1860, the mining industry, which shaped the city in the aftermath began.
In the Polish campaign in 1939, the city was occupied by the Germans. In the city, which was assigned to the district Bendsburg, a camp for prisoners of war and resistance fighter and a ghetto was established. A name change to Häuerstadt was provided.
From 1951 to 1975 Czeladź was county seat.
Twin Cities
- Auby, France
- Zhidachiv (Polish Żydaczów, Ukraine)
Traffic
The public transport is a connection to the network of the Upper Silesian tram.
Personalities
- Czesław SLANIA (* 1921 in Czeladź, † 2005 in Stockholm), world famous engraver of postage stamps, active in Sweden since 1956, in 1999 an honorary citizen
- Włodzimierz Potasiński (* 1956 in Czeladź, † 2010 in Smolensk ) was a Polish Major General