Otmice Explained

Otmice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Strzelce
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Izbicko
Coordinates:50.55°N 27°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Opole Voivodeship
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:1114
Registration Plate:OST

Otmice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Izbicko, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2km (01miles) south of Izbicko, 140NaN0 north-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and 210NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Opole.

History

According to linguist Heinrich Adamy the name is of Polish origin, and comes from the word odmęt. In the 10th century the area became part of the emerging Polish state, and later on, it was part of Poland, Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. It was the site of fights during the Polish Third Silesian Uprising against Germany in 1921. During World War II, the Germans operated the E56 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Working Parties. Lamsdorf.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029103834/https://www.lamsdorf.com/working-parties.html. 7 November 2021. 29 October 2020.