kociele

Kociele is a place name used for several small settlements in Poland. It does not denote a single town, but rather a toponym found in multiple localities, typically villages or hamlets that form part of a gmina (municipality). Because more than one place bears the name, geographic references in official documents or maps usually include the surrounding locality, the county (powiat), or the voivodeship (województwo) to disambiguate.

The origin of the name is not definitively documented. Like many Polish place names, Kociele may derive from historical descriptors or linguistic roots that varied locally, and different sites bearing the name can have separate historical developments.

In contemporary contexts, Kociele sites are primarily of local significance, often described in regional gazetteers, parish records, and land registries. None of the places named Kociele is widely known as a major urban center or national landmark.