Trzebinia
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Trzebinia
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Trzebinia
Coordinates: 50°10′N 19°29′E / 50.167, 19.483
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Chrzanów
Gmina	Trzebinia
Government
- Mayor	Adam Adamczyk
Area
- Total	31.3 km² (12.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	18,769
- Density	599.6/km² (1,553.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	32-540
Car plates	KCH
Website: http://www.trzebinia.pl

Trzebinia tʂɛˈbiɲa is a town in south Poland with 20,373 inhabitants (2005). It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975-1998).

Trzebinia is an important industrial center, with an oil refinery belonging to the Orlen company as well as a power plant, located in nearby Siersza. It also is a major rail junction, located on the Krakow - Katowice line, with connections to Oswiecim and Spytkowice.

Massacre during Second World War

On 5th September 1939 during German Invasion of Poland Wehrmacht soldiers mass murdered 97 people in the town^[1].

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Coordinates: 50°10′N 19°28′E / 50.167, 19.467