Mikolin Explained

Mikolin
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brzeg
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Lewin Brzeski
Coordinates:50.8°N 59°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:320
Population Footnotes:(approx.)
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:OB
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship road

Mikolin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-east of Lewin Brzeski, 170NaN0 south-east of Brzeg, and 230NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village comes from the name Mikołaj (Nicholas).[2]

During World War II, on 21 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp passed through the village.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Damrot, Konstanty. 1896. Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde. de. Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. 75.
  3. Stanek. Piotr. 2015. Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.. Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny. Opole. pl. 38. 65. 0137-5199.