Zawiść [ˈzaviɕt͡ɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pokój, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Pokój, 21 km (13 mi) south-east of Namysłów, and 36 km (22 mi) north of the regional capital Opole.
Zawiść | |
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Village | |
 St. Joseph Church in Zawiść | |
  Zawiść | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′N 17°58′E / 50.983°N 17.967°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Namysłów |
| Gmina | Pokój |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ONA |
History edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1895. p. 496.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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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