Pogorzela, Opole Voivodeship Explained

Pogorzela
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brzeg
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Olszanka
Pushpin Map:Poland#Opole Voivodeship
Coordinates:50.7833°N 46°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:OB
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Pogorzela is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 100NaN0 south of Brzeg and 350NaN0 west of the regional capital Opole.

History

Pogorzela was the ancestral seat of the Pogorzelski family of Grzymała coat of arms.[2] In 1333, Duke Bolesław III the Generous from the Piast dynasty granted the village to Przecław of Pogorzela and his brother.[2] In 1344, Bishop Przecław granted various benefits from the village to the monastery in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki.[2]

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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. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII. 1887. pl. Warsaw. 507.