Stary Paczków Explained

Stary Paczków
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:Paczków
Coordinates:50.45°N 19°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Stary Paczków (German: Alt Patschkau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Paczków, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) east of Paczków, 220NaN0 west of Nysa, and 690NaN0 west of the regional capital Opole. It is located within the historic region of Lower Silesia.

Initially named Paczków, it was renamed Stary Paczków (meaning "Old Paczków") after the newly founded town of Paczków nearby took the name in 1254.[2] In a medieval document from 1338 the village was mentioned under the Latinized name Antiquum Paczcow.[3] The name Paczków comes from the Old Polish male name Pakosław.[2] In 1861 the village was inhabited by 810 people, solely of Catholic confession.[3] Between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany.

The landmark of Stary Paczków is the medieval Church of All Saints.

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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: Historia miasta. Paczków - oficjalna strona internetowa. 22 March 2020. Polish.
  3. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Vol. VII, Warsaw, 1886, p. 813 (in Polish)