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Kamieniec, Silesian Voivodeship

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Kamieniec
Village
Palace in KamieniecPalace in Kamieniec
Coat of arms of KamieniecCoat of arms
Kamieniec is located in PolandKamieniecKamieniec
Coordinates: 50°24′12″N 18°42′50″E / 50.40333°N 18.71389°E / 50.40333; 18.71389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyTarnowskie Góry
GminaZbrosławice
Population829
Vehicle registrationSTA

Kamieniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbrosławice, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Zbrosławice, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Tarnowskie Góry, and 27 km (17 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and is derived from the word kamień, which means "stone".

Landmarks of Kamieniec are the Baroque palace, which now houses a Medical and Rehabilitation Center for Children, and the Gothic Church of the Birth of St John the Baptist.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 128.
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