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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Tuły

Tuły [ˈtuwɨ] (German: Thule) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kluczbork and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. In 1883, it had a population of 507.

During World War II, the Germans operated the E330 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village. After Germany's defeat in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.

Transport

There is a train station in the village.