title: Kielcza
text: # Kielcza
  
  Kielcza (German: Keltsch or Keilerswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawadzkie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Upper Silesia in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Zawadzkie, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Strzelce Opolskie, and 44 km (27 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.
  
  The village has a population of 2,000.
  
  The village is believed to be the birthplace of Vincent of Kielcza, Polish canon, writer, poet, author of medieval Polish hymn Gaude Mater Polonia.
  
  ## Main sights
  
  Three objects in Kielcza are considered monuments by National Heritage Board of Poland:
  
  * Saint Bartholomew Church dating back to 1799
  * Mass grave of Silesian Uprisings Polish separatist fighters
  * Wooden house dating back to 1831
  