Miedźna Explained

Miedźna
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pszczyna
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Miedźna
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:49.9833°N 22°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:1576
Registration Plate:SPS
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads
Website:http://www.miedzna.pl/

Miedźna is a village in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Miedźna.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) east of Pszczyna and 300NaN0 south of the regional capital Katowice.

History

In the Middle Ages, the area was part of the territory of the Vistulans tribe, one of the Polish tribes.[2] It became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Polish Seniorate Province and Duchy of Racibórz. The village was first mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deaconry of the Diocese of Kraków under two names: Medzwna seu Cuncendorf.[3]

Afterwards, the village passed under Bohemian (Czech) suzerainty, and in the 15th century, it became part of the newly formed Duchy of Pszczyna. During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the duchy was overtaken in 1480 by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn from the Piast dynasty, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian magnates of the Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517 the village was mentioned as Medna.[4] Along with the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1526, it became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village, and in 1871 it became part of the German Empire. After World War I, Poland regained independence, and following the subsequent Polish Silesian Uprisings against Germany, the village was reintegrated with the reborn Polish state.

During the German occupation (World War II), in January 1945, the death march from the Auschwitz concentration camp passed through Miedźna, and 42 prisoners, including 29 women and several children were buried in the village.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Orlik, Zygmunt. 2012. Poręba: z życia podpszczyńskiej wsi. pl. Pszczyna. Towarzystwo Miłośników Ziemi Pszczyńskiej. 13. 978-83-62674-16-9.
  3. Book: Jan, Ptaśnik . Jan Ptaśnik

    . Jan Ptaśnik . Monumenta Poloniae Vaticana T.1 Acta Camerae Apostolicae. Vol. 1, 1207-1344. Sumpt. Academiae Litterarum Cracoviensis. Cracoviae . 1913 . 147–150 . la.

  4. Musioł. Ludwik. 1930. Dokument sprzedaży księstwa pszczyńskiego z dn. 21. lutego 1517 R.. Roczniki Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk na Śląsku. Katowice. nakł. Towarzystwa ; Drukiem K. Miarki. R. 2. 235–237. 12 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911012410/http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=9512&from=publication. 11 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Szlakiem Marszów Śmierci. Miejsce Pamięci i Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau. 3 July 2021. pl.