Chrzelice
| Chrzelice | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Chrzelice | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°44′E / 50.467°N 17.733°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Biała |
| Population | 654 |
| Website | http://chrzelice.pl/ |
Chrzelice [xʂɛˈlʲit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Biała Prudnicka, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 27 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).
The village has a population of 654.
It is also the birthplace of unicycle handball, where it was invented in the late 1970s.
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