Kamień Śląski
Kamień Śląski () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gogolin, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gogolin, north-east of Krapkowice, and south-east of the regional capital Opole. The main landmarks of are the local Kamień Śląski palace, which houses a sanctuary dedicated to Saint Hyacinth of Poland, who was born in the village, and the Saint Hyacinth church. History The oldest known mention of the village comes from the early-12th-century Gesta principum Polonorum, the oldest Polish chronicle. It was mentioned as a seat of Polish ruler Bolesław III Wrymouth, both under the Latinized Polish name Kamencz and under the translated Latin name Lapis. The name is of Polish origin and means "stone". It was part of Piast-ruled Poland, and was owned by the Odrowąż family. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia, Prussia and Germany. After the restoration of independent Poland after World War I in 1918, the local Polish majority made efforts to reintegrate the village with Poland. In the local elections in 1919, Poles won 11 out of 12 seats. During the Second Silesian Uprising, the village was easily captured by the Poles. Despite the Upper Silesia