Schomberg Municipality Explained

Schomberg
Other Name:Gemeinde Schomberg
Settlement Type:Gemeinde
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:
  • German Empire (to 1918)
  • German Reich (1918-1933)
  • German Reich (1933-1945)
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).

History

During the Upper Silesian plebiscite in 1921, 3328 people in the Schomberg municipality took part in the voting.

Results:[1] [2]

  Votes for GermanyVotes for PolandEmigrantsTotal VotesTotal Population of municipality
Municipality/Gemeinde702199611026984832
Estate Area/Gutsbezirk244371166151167
Even though the majority of Schomberg's residents voted to join Poland, the village remained under German rule after the plebiscite era.

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.

Demographics

Population of the municipality (Gemeinde) of Schomberg:[3]

  Population
Year Number
1905 3837
1910 4832
1919 5549
1933 8081
1939 7446
Nationality (according to the German census of 1910):[1]
  German%Polish%Total Population%
Municipality/Gemeinde84117.4%377078%4832100%
Estate Area/Gutsbezirk39333.7%62453.5%1167100%

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyniki plebiscytu na Górnym Śląsku . Dziewulski . Stefan . 12-13 . pl . Results of the plebiscite in Upper Silesia.
  2. Web site: Plebiscyt na Górnym Śląsku. historycy.org.
  3. Web site: Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Schlesien, Beuthen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200225183148/https://treemagic.org/rademacher/www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/beuthen.html#landkreis . 2020-02-25.