Lasowice Wielkie, Opole Voivodeship
Lasowice Wielkie | |
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_ID_610812.jpg) Church of All Saints | |
  Lasowice Wielkie | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′12″N 18°13′33″E / 50.87000°N 18.22583°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Kluczbork |
| Gmina | Lasowice Wielkie |
| Population | |
• Total | 764 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OKL |
Lasowice Wielkie [lasɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lasowice Wielkie.
There is an old wooden church in Lasowice Wielkie from the 16th century. The village is officially bilingual as the majority of its population are Germans. Bilingual signs were installed recently.
History
In the Upper Silesia plebiscite of 20 March 1921, 394 inhabitants (84.2%) voted to remain in Germany, 74 to rejoin Poland. Thus Groß Lassowitz remained part of the Weimar Republic.[2]
Two Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[3]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Ergebnisse der Volksabstimmung Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 191. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.
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