Jarischau
Jarischau Jaryszów |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Poland | |
Voivodeship : | Opole | |
Powiat : | Strzelce Opolskie (Groß Strehlitz) | |
Gmina : | Ujest | |
Geographic location : | 50 ° 25 ′ N , 18 ° 21 ′ E | |
Residents : | ||
Postal code : | 47-143 | |
Telephone code : | (+48) 77 | |
License plate : | EAST | |
Economy and Transport | ||
Next international airport : | Katowice |
Jaryszów , Polish Jaryszów , is a town in Upper Silesia . It is located in the municipality of Ujest in the Powiat Strzelecki (district of Groß Strehlitz) in the Opole Voivodeship .
history
Jarischau was first mentioned in a document in 1265.
In the referendum on March 20, 1921, 59 eligible voters voted to remain with Germany and 268 for Poland. Nevertheless Jarischau remained with the German Empire. Until 1945 the place was in the district of Groß Strehlitz .
In 1945 the previously German town came under Polish administration, was renamed Jaryszów and joined the Silesian Voivodeship. In 1950 the place became part of the Opole Voivodeship and in 1999 the re-established Powiat Strzelecki . In November 2008, the place was also given the official German place name Jarischau .
Attractions
- the Catholic parish church Maria Himmelfahrt dates from the 15th century and was rebuilt several times in the following years.
coat of arms
Old seals and stamps of the place show a stork with a snake in its beak. It thus points to the rural character of the place.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Carl Filitz (1822–1888), German composer, cantor and organist