Schomberg | |
Other Name: | Gemeinde Schomberg |
Settlement Type: | Gemeinde |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: |
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Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesia |
Subdivision Type2: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name2: | Beuthen District |
Population Total: | 7464 |
Population As Of: | 1939 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Szombierki |
Coordinates: | 50.3333°N 18.8833°W |
Seat: | Schomberg |
Gemeinde Schomberg (Polish: Gmina Szombierki), was a municipality in the District of Beuthen, part of the Silesian Province of Germany. Its seat was the town of Schomberg (now a district of Bytom).
During the Upper Silesian plebiscite in 1921, 3328 people in the Schomberg municipality took part in the voting.
Votes for Germany | Votes for Poland | Emigrants | Total Votes | Total Population of municipality | ||||||||||||||||
Municipality/Gemeinde | 702 | 1996 | 110 | 2698 | 4832 | |||||||||||||||
Estate Area/Gutsbezirk | 244 | 371 | 16 | 615 | 1167 | |||||||||||||||
In 1930 the municipality became the owner of the Fazaniec Park.
The municipality of Schomberg ceased to exist in 1945 following the Polish takeover of Silesia. Under the new Polish administration a new municipality (Gmina) was formed in Schomberg and the town's name was changed to Chruszczów.
Population of the municipality (Gemeinde) of Schomberg:[3]
Population | ||
Year | Number | |
1905 | 3837 | |
1910 | 4832 | |
1919 | 5549 | |
1933 | 8081 | |
1939 | 7446 | |
German | % | Polish | % | Total Population | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Municipality/Gemeinde | 841 | 17.4% | 3770 | 78% | 4832 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Estate Area/Gutsbezirk | 393 | 33.7% | 624 | 53.5% | 1167 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||