Zawiść, Opole Voivodeship Explained

Zawiść
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Namysłów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Pokój
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.9833°N 75°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:ONA

Zawiść is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pokój, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12km (07miles) north-east of Pokój, 210NaN0 south-east of Namysłów, and 360NaN0 north of the regional capital Opole.

History

In 1885, the village had a population of 481.[2]

Under Nazi Germany, the village was renamed to Winterfeld in Oberschlesien in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin. In the final stages of World War II, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp stopped in the village on 19 January 1945.[3] After the war, the village became again part of Poland, and its historic Polish name was restored.

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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 . pl.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV. 1895. pl. Warszawa. 496.
  3. Stanek. Piotr. 2015. Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.. Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny. Opole. pl. 38. 65. 0137-5199.