Kolonowskie Explained

Kolonowskie
Other Name:Colonnowska
Pushpin Map:Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Strzelce
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kolonowskie
Area Total Km2:55.84
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:3309
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:50.6533°N 18.3842°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:47-110
Registration Plate:OST
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads
Website:http://www.kolonowskie.pl

Kolonowskie (German: link=no|'''Colonnowska''', sometimes Kolonnowska, 1936–1945 Grafenweiler) is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,309 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Gmina Kolonowskie which has been officially bilingual in Polish and German since 2006.

It is situated on the Mała Panew River.

History

In 1910, 1,587 Poles lived in the town.[2]

During World War II, Nazi Germans operated the E265 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the town, and the E260 and E737 subcamps in the present-day district of Fosowskie.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Kolonowskie.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2020-02-14.
  2. Book: . Leksykon Polactwa w Niemczech. 1939. pl. Związek Polaków w Niemczech. Opole. 375.
  3. Web site: Working Parties. Lamsdorf.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029103834/https://www.lamsdorf.com/working-parties.html. 11 November 2021. 29 October 2020.