Burgrabice
Burgrabice | |
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Village | |
 Saint Bartholomew church in Burgrabice | |
  Burgrabice  Burgrabice | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′N 17°19′E / 50.333°N 17.317°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Nysa |
| Gmina | Głuchołazy |
| Population | 750 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ONY |
Burgrabice [burɡraˈbit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuchołazy, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Głuchołazy, 16 km (10 mi) south of Nysa, and 58 km (36 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.
History[edit]
The village was mentioned as Burgravici in 1284, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. During World War II, the Germans operated the E566 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] After the defeat of Germany in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.
Notable residents[edit]
- Arthur von Briesen (1843–1920), lawyer, president of the Legal Aid Society
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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