Mikolin [miˈkɔlin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Lewin Brzeski, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Brzeg, and 23 km (14 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.
Mikolin | |
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Village | |
 Old manor house in Mikolin | |
  Mikolin | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′N 17°42′E / 50.800°N 17.700°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Brzeg |
| Gmina | Lewin Brzeski |
| Population (approx.) | |
| • Total | 320 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OB |
| Voivodeship road |  |
The name of the village comes from the name Mikołaj (Nicholas).[2]
During World War II, on 21 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp passed through the village.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 75.
- ^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 65. ISSN 0137-5199.
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