Zawiść, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Zawiść.
Zawiść
Village
St. Joseph Church in Zawiść
St. Joseph Church in Zawiść
Zawiść is located in Poland
Zawiść
Zawiść
Coordinates: 50°59′N 17°58′E / 50.983°N 17.967°E / 50.983; 17.967
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyNamysłów
GminaPokój
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationONA

Zawiść [ˈzaviɕt͡ɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pokój, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Pokój, 21 km (13 mi) south-east of Namysłów, and 36 km (22 mi) north of the regional capital Opole.

History

In 1885, the village had a population of 481.[2]

Under Nazi Germany, the village was renamed to Winterfeld in Oberschlesien in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin. In the final stages of World War II, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village on 19 January 1945.[3] After the war, the village became again part of Poland, and its historic Polish name was restored.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1895. p. 496.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 65. ISSN 0137-5199.


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