Strzelce Opolskie

Coordinates: 50°30′N 18°17′E / 50.500°N 18.283°E / 50.500; 18.283
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Strzelce Opolskie
Town hall
Town hall
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National roads
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Websitehttp://www.strzelceopolskie.pl

Strzelce Opolskie [ˈstʂɛlt͡sɛ ɔˈpɔlskʲɛ] ⓘ (German: Groß Strehlitz, Silesian: Wielge Strzelce) is a town in southern Poland with 17,900 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County.

Etymology

The name of the town is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word strzelec, which means "hunter" or "archer".[2]

Demographics

Strzelce Opolskie is one of the biggest centers of German minority in Poland.

Transport

The town is located along the major rail line which joins

Kędzierzyn Koźle. It closed as part of PKP's cost-cutting
measures, although the rails still (2006) remain in site.

The town is located on the Polish National road No. 94, and the Voivodeship roads 409 and 426.

History

Medieval fortified tower and St. Lawrence church

The settlement was mentioned in 13th-century documents, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. It received town rights probably in the 13th century. Local dukes of the Piast dynasty erected a castle in the town.

The town was annexed by

Upper Silesia plebiscite held in 1921, the residents were asked to choose between remaining in Germany and rejoining Poland, which just regained independence after World War I
. In Groß Strehlitz, 85.7% of the votes were cast in favour of remaining in Germany.

In a secret

"Sokół" Polish Gymnastic Society, and confiscated the assets of the Polish bank.[8] During World War II, Nazi Germany operated a detention center where it would send prisoners to forced labour.[9] Many died from exhaustion and/or starvation. Among the prisoners were Poles arrested for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust.[10] The Germans also operated the E365 labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at the local lime quarry,[11] and a forced labour camp for Jews.[12]
After the defeat of Germany in the war in 1945, the town became again part of Poland.

Sports

The local football club is Piast Strzelce Opolskie with men and women sections.[13] Both sections compete in the lower leagues.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie.

Gallery

  • Town hall
    Town hall
  • Castle park
    Castle park
  • Ruins of the Piast Dukes' Castle, 14th century
    Ruins of the Piast Dukes' Castle, 14th century
  • Old stable of the castle complex
    Old stable of the castle complex
  • Monument to the victims of wars
    Monument to the victims of wars

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 115.
  3. ^ "Historia Powiatu Prudnickiego - Starostwo Powiatowe w Prudniku". 2020-11-16. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Schlesien, Kreis Gross-Strehlitz". treemagic.org. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. ISBN 978-83-8098-299-4
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  6. ^ Cygański, Mirosław (1984). "Hitlerowskie prześladowania przywódców i aktywu Związków Polaków w Niemczech w latach 1939-1945". Przegląd Zachodni (in Polish) (4): 24.
  7. ^ a b c Cygański, p. 26-27
  8. ^ Cygański, p. 32-34
  9. ^ "Zuchthaus und Haftanstalt Sicherungsanstalt Groß Strehlitz". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  10. ^ Rejestr faktów represji na obywatelach polskich za pomoc ludności żydowskiej w okresie II wojny światowej (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. 2014. pp. 75, 97, 99.
  11. ^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf: Stalag VIIIB 344 Prisoner of War Camp 1940 - 1945. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Groß Strehlitz". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Piast Strzelce Opolskie - strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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