Sułków, Opole Voivodeship Explained

Sułków
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Głubczyce County
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gmina Baborów
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1340
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:50.1631°N 17.9525°W
Area Code:+48 77
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:OGL

Sułków is a village in southern Poland, in Opole Voivodeship, Głubczyce County, Gmina Baborów.

The name of the village comes from the Old Polish male name Sulisław.[1] The oldest known mention of the village dates back to 1340, when it was purchased by Euphemia of Racibórz, local Polish princess of the Piast dynasty. Between 1871 and 1945 it was part of Germany, however, in the late 19th century the local population was entirely Polish and predominantly Catholic.[2] In 1936 the German administration changed the name to Zinnatal to erase traces of Polish origin. The original Polish name was restored after the village became again part of Poland after the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945.

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Notes and References

  1. Heinrich Adamy, Die Schlesischen Ortsnamen ihre entstechung und bedeutung, 1888, p. 8 (in German)
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Vol. XI, Warsaw, 1890, p. 174 (in Polish)