Radzikowice Explained

Radzikowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nysa
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Nysa
Coordinates:50.5167°N 34°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Opole Voivodeship
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1291
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:391
Registration Plate:ONY

Radzikowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nysa, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north-west of Nysa and 490NaN0 west of the regional capital Opole.

History

The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1291, although archaeological research has shown that the settlement dates back to the Neolithic period and the Early Middle Ages. In the late 13th-century Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis manuscript it was mentioned under the Latinized name Raczikovicz. Its name is of Polish origin and it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland, and afterwards it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. During World War II, the Germans operated three forced labour subcamps (E291, E532, E628) of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] The village was restored to Poland after the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945.

Sights

The historic structures of Radzikowice include the Gothic-Renaissance Saint Bartholomew church which dates back to the 14th century, two conciliation crosses from the 13th-14th century, and multiple chapels located throughout the village.

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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. 3 April 2021. 29 October 2020.