Jellowa
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Opole | ||
| Powiat : | Opole | ||
| Gmina : | Lugnian | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 49 ' N , 18 ° 4' E | ||
| Residents : | 1950 (March 31, 2011) | ||
| Postal code : | 46-024 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 77 | ||
| License plate : | OPO | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | DK 45 złoczew - Racibórz | ||
| Rail route : | Opole – Kluczbork | ||
| Next international airport : | Katowice | ||
Jellowa ( Polish Jełowa , 1936-1945 Ilnau ) is a village in the Polish powiat Opolski of the Opole Voivodeship . The village belongs to the bilingual municipality of Lugnian ( Łubniany in Polish ).
geography
Geographical location
Jellowa is located in the historical region of Upper Silesia . The village is located about six kilometers east of the municipality Lugnian and about 19 kilometers northeast of the district town and voivodeship capital Opole ( Opole ).
The place is in the Nizina Śląska ( Silesian Plain ) within the Równina Opolska ( Opole Plain ). The forest areas in the north belong to the Stobrawski Landscape Protection Park . The Brynica , a right tributary of the Mała Panew (Eng. Malapane ), runs through the village . The state road Droga krajowa 45 runs through the village
Districts
The hamlet of Josefsbruch (Polish: Jezow Lauge ) to the north of the village belongs to Jellowa .
Neighboring places
Neighboring places of Jellowa are the municipality Lugnian (Polish: Łubniany ) in the west and Heinrichsfelde (Polish: Grabie ) in the east .
history
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Jełowa was the first time as in 1300 Ylowa mentioned, in 1399 again as Gilowa . According to a legend, St. Adalbert of Prague (956–997) is said to have rested here in the village on the way to Gniezno and baptized the residents. The St. Adalbert fountain, from which the water is said to have been used for baptism, is said to stand as a memory. However, this event is not documented in any scriptures. In 1528 the place is mentioned as Gilowe , in 1532 again as Gylowa .
After the First Silesian War in 1742, Jellowa and most of Silesia fell to Prussia . In 1784 the buildings of the village are listed in a document. A Catholic church, a school house, a water mill and 607 people are recorded. The choir of today's Catholic Church was built in 1751, the main nave in the middle of the 19th century.
After the reorganization of the province of Silesia which belonged rural community Jełowa from 1816 to district Opole in the administrative district of Opole . In 1845 there was a Catholic church, a Catholic school and 143 other houses in the village. In the same year 971 people lived in Jellowa, 41 of them Protestant and nine Jewish. In 1861 the village numbered 1,138 people. In 1874 the district Jellowa was founded, which consisted of the rural communities Heinrichsfelde, Jellowa and Podewils and the manor district Jellowa. The first head of office was the royal chief forester Clausius. In 1889 the railway line in the west of the village from Opole to Namslau and the Jellowa station were opened.
In 1910 the Catholic church received a church tower and two years later a sacristy. In 1921 Jellowa had 1075 inhabitants. In the referendum in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921, 799 eligible voters voted to remain with Germany and 258 for Poland. Jellowa remained with the German Empire . In 1933 there were 1784 people in Jellowa. On May 19, 1936 the place name was changed to Ilnau . In 1939 Ilnau had 1909 inhabitants. Until 1945 the village remained in the district of Opole .
In 1945 the previously German place came under Polish administration and was renamed Jełowa and joined the Silesian Voivodeship. In 1950 the place came to the Opole Voivodeship. In 1999 the place came to the re-established Powiat Opolski . In 2007 Jellowa was voted the most beautiful village in the Opole Voivodeship. In 2008 the village received the Wies przyszosci (German: Village of the Future ) award . On April 30, 2010, the village was also given the official German place name Jellowa. Today around 2000 people live in the village (as of 2014).
Attractions
- The Roman Catholic St. Bartholomew Church was built in the baroque style. The choir is from the previous building and was built in 1751. The main nave of the church was built between 1842 and 1844. The church tower was added in 1910, the sacristy in 1912. The church has been a listed building since 1959. On December 16, 2010, a short circuit caused a fire. Much of the roof structure burned over the nave of the church and part of the sacristy. The renovation work lasted a total of eight months, with the restoration of the roof structure, the building being partially refurbished.
- St. Adalbert's fountain
- Statue of St. Adalbert in front of the rectory
- Old station building from 1889
- Chapel from 1946 at the train station
- Monument to Silesian Insurgents - Erected in 1965
traffic
At the breakpoint Jełowa still operated section is the railway line Opole-Namysłów in the railway Jełowa-Kluczbork over.
Culture
The village has several cultural institutions for the residents. In addition to a primary school and a kindergarten, there is also a library here. There is also a small ambulance station as well as the Caritas association and a family counseling practice.
There are several clubs in Jellowa, including the Start Jelowa football club .
Personalities
- Max Clausius (1871–1941), German colonel, knight of the Pour le Mérite order and SS brigade leader.
literature
- Czech, K. (2014): Commune Lubniany in words and pictures - attempt of a historical-cultural monograph. Lubniany (Wydawca Lubnianski Osrodek Kultury), pp. 72-81
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ CIS 2011: Ludność w miejscowościach statystycznych według ekonomicznych grup wieku (Polish), March 31, 2011, accessed on April 15, 2019
- ↑ Park Stobrawski - Map
- ↑ a b Johann Georg Knie : Alphabetical-statistical-topographical overview of the villages, towns, cities and other places of the royal family. Preuss. Province of Silesia. Breslau 1845, p. 254.
- ↑ Territorial District Jełowa / Ilnau
- ↑ See results of the referendum in Upper Silesia of 1921 ( Memento of January 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. Opole district (Polish Opole). (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
- ↑ List of Monuments of the Opole Voivodeship p. 95 (Polish)
- ^ Fire St. Bartholomew Church (Polish)
Biadacz | Brinnitz (Brynica) | Lugnian Dombrowka (Dąbrówka Łubniańska) | Heinrichsfelde (Grabie) | Jellowa (Jełowa) | Kempa (Kępa) | Kobyllno (Kobylno) | Kollanowitz (Kolanowice) | Luboschütz (Luboszyce) | Lugnian (Łubniany) | Massow (Masów)