Czechowice-Dziedzice

Czechowice-Dziedzice
Czechowice-Dziedzice
	Church of Jesus Christ the RedeemerChurch of Jesus Christ the Redeemer
Flag of Czechowice-Dziedzice; Flag	Coat of arms of Czechowice-Dziedzice; Coat of arms
	Czechowice-Dziedzice is located in Poland Czechowice-Dziedzice Czechowice-Dziedzice
	Coordinates: 49°54′46.65″N 19°0′22.72″E / 49.9129583°N 19.0063111°ECoordinates: 49°54′46.65″N 19°0′22.72″E / 49.9129583°N 19.0063111°E{{#coordinates:49\|54\|46.65\|N\|19\|0\|22.72\|E\|type:city(34811)_region:PL \|primary \|name= }}
Country	22x20px Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Bielsko
Gmina	Czechowice-Dziedzice
	Government
• Mayor	Marian Błachut
	Area
• Total	32.98 km2 (Script error sq mi)
	Population (2006)
• Total	34,811
• Density	Script error/km2 (Script error/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	43-502, 43-503, 43-500
Car plates	SBI
Website	http://www.czechowice-dziedzice.pl

Czechowice-Dziedzice [t͡ʂɛxɔˈvit͡sɛ d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] (13px listen) is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 34,867 inhabitants (2004). It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. With four stations, it is a large rail junction,^[1] located at the intersection of two major lines - east-west (Trzebinia - Zebrzydowice), and north - south (Katowice - Bielsko-Biala).

History

During the Oil Campaign of World War II, the oil refinery at "Czechowice" was bombed on August 20, 1944. The Tschechowitz I & II subcamps of Auschwitz in Czechowice-Dziedzice provided forced labor for the SOCONY-Vacuum oil plant.^[2] Czechowice-Dziedzice was in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998).