Czelin

Czelin () is a village in the Gmina Mieszkowice, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It is particularly notable for being the sight of the first western Polish border marker after World War II, now the sight of a memorial park with an obelisk.

Key facts

Settlement.elevation_m: 11
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.name: Czelin
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.leader_title: Sołtys
Settlement.leader_name: Wiesława Henk
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.area_total_km2: 32.64
Settlement.image_skyline: Gmina Mieszkowice, Poland - panoramio (17).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Czelin with the Our Lady of Częstochowa church
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Pomeranian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gryfino
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mieszkowice
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Czelin
Population: 382
Elevation: 31
Image: Czelin church.jpg
Licence plate code: ZGR

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postal code: 74-505 Mieszkowice
Commons category: Czelin

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Geography
History
Demographics
Religious affiliation
Politics
Culture
Sights
Notable people
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== Geography == Czelin is its own sołectwo, with an area of , in the Gmina Mieszkowice. Besides Czelin itself, the sołectwo also includes the settlement of Rogaczewo. The village lies approximately south-west of Mieszkowice, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.