Bolesławice, Bolesławiec County Explained

Bolesławice
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bolesławiec
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Bolesławiec
Elevation M:185
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:51.2775°N 15.5492°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:590
Postal Code:59-700
Registration Plate:DBL

Bolesławice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesławiec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It has length of about 6.2 km and is located along the left bank of the Bóbr River, at an altitude of about NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) above sea level.[2] It lies approximately 20NaN0 north-west of Bolesławiec, and 1060NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

Originally, there was a tribal stronghold built by a Silesian tribe called Bobrzanie, followed by the Piast castellany until the 13th century. The first mention of the existence of the village dates back to 1274. In 1840 there were 200 houses in the village, including: a manor farm, an Evangelical church with a school, a Catholic church, 4 inns and a sandstone quarry. Among the inhabitants there were 28 different craftsmen and 4 traders. In 1864, there were 172 houses in Bolesławice, and among the inhabitants there were: 18 wealthy people, 36 homesteads, 101 smallholders, 4 weavers, 28 different craftsmen and 4 traders. In July 1945 a mine explosion took place in the local manor farm called Tillendorf. Six people died, including Bolesław Kubik, the first mayor of Bolesławiec. In 1978 there were 48 agricultural farms here, rising to 74 in 1988. In 2011, there were 590 registered residents.[3]

Name etymology

The name of the village derives from the old Polish male name Bolesław meaning great glory.

Historical sites

According to the register of the National Heritage Board of Poland, the following places are included in the list of historic monuments:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Słownik geografii turystycznej Sudetów. I-BiS. 2003. 978-83-85773-60-3. Staffa M. 1st. 2: Pogórze Izerskie. Wrocław. PL. 31610472.
  3. Web site: Structure by economic age groups. As of 31 March 2011.. 2011. Statistics Poland. spreadheet. live. 28 Sep 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150622195537/http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/pl/defaultaktualnosci/5670/21/1/1/1_miejscowosci_ludnosc_nsp2011.xlsx . 2015-06-22 .
  4. Web site: Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych woj. dolnośląskiego. 2013. National Heritage Board of Poland. Register of immovable monuments of Lower Silesian Voivodship. live. 28 Sep 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054941/http://www.nid.pl/pl/Informacje_ogolne/Zabytki_w_Polsce/rejestr-zabytkow/zestawienia-zabytkow-nieruchomych/DLN-rej.pdf . 2013-09-21 .