Zawiść, Opole Voivodeship
Zawiść [ˈzaviɕt͡ɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pokój, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. 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.
History
In 1885, the village had a population of 481.
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. After the war, the village became again part of Poland, and its historic Polish name was restored.
References
- ^ "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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