Dziewkowice

Dziewkowice
coat of arms	Dziewkowice
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Opole
Powiat :	Strzelce Opolskie
Gmina :	Strzelce Opolskie
Geographic location :	50 ° 31 ′  N , 18 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  E
Residents :	1528 (2010)
Postal code :	47-132
Telephone code :	(+48) 77
License plate :	EAST

Dziewkowice (German Schewkowitz ) is a place in Upper Silesia in the municipality Strzelce Opolskie (Groß Strehlitz) in the powiat Strzelecki in the Opole Voivodeship , Poland .

geography

Dziewkowice is four kilometers northeast of the municipal seat and the district town Strzelce Opolskie and 33 kilometers southeast of the voivodeship capital Opole ( Opole ).

history

In the referendum in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921, 86 eligible voters voted to remain with Germany and 405 for Poland. At Gut Schewkowitz, 21 people voted for Germany and 81 for Poland. Schewkowitz remained with the German Empire . In 1933 there were 1120 inhabitants. On July 3, 1936, the place was renamed Frauenfeld . In 1939 the place had 1233 inhabitants. Until 1945 the place was in the district of Groß Strehlitz .

In 1945 the previously German town came to Poland and was renamed Dziewkowice and joined the Silesian Voivodeship. In 1950 the place came to the Opole Voivodeship , in 1999 to the re-established Powiat Strzelecki .

Dziewkowice's sons and daughters

• Rudolf Johna (1933-2014), German politician (SPD)

societies

• German Friendship Circle

Footnotes

1. ↑ Główny Urząd Statystyczny, Portret miejscowości statystycznych w gminie Biskupiec (powiat olsztyński, województwo warmińsko-mazurskie) w 2010 r. Online query
2. ↑ See results of the referendum in Upper Silesia of 1921 ( Memento from January 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive )