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Milicz [ˈmilit͡ʂ] (German: Militsch) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of Milicz County and of Gmina Milicz, part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area.
Geography
The town is situated in the historic
The
As of 2019, the town has a population of 11,304.
History
Milicz developed as route of the ancient Amber Trade Route known as the
Upon the death of Polish Duke
Militsch was conquered by the
Sights
Milicz is the site of one of the six Churches of Grace, which the Silesian Protestants were allowed to build with the permission of Habsburg emperor Joseph I, also King of Bohemia, given at the Altranstädt Convention of 1707. The half-timbered house of worship finished in 1714 today serves as Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint Andrew Bobola.
The castle of the Oleśnica Dukes erected in the 14th century was destroyed in World War II. The
Demographics
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Notable people
- Walther von Reichenaumarried her niece at the local church.
- Prussian diplomatas Minister Plenipotentiary in London
- Oskar Obier (1876–1952), painter
- Edwin Graf von Rothkirch und Trach (1888–1980), officer and show jumping rider
- Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand Guhr (1787–1848) conductor
- Damian Wojtaszek (born 1988), volleyball player
- Hermann Wassertrilling (Hirsch Wassertrilling), rabbi from Boskovice, was active here in the 19th century
Twin towns – sister cities
See twin towns of Gmina Milicz.
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1885. p. 343.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 30.
- ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
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