Konty
| Konty Kąty Opolskie |
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Opole | ||
| Powiat : | Opole | ||
| Gmina : | Tarnau | ||
| Area : | 5.64 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 33 ' N , 17 ° 59' E | ||
| Residents : | 880 (June 30, 2015) | ||
| Postal code : | 46-050 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 77 | ||
| License plate : | OPO | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Next international airport : | Katowice | ||
Konty ( Polish Kąty Opolskie , 1936–1945 Oderwinkel ) is a village in Upper Silesia in the municipality of Tarnau in the Opolski powiat in the Opole Voivodeship .
geography
Geographical location
Konty is nine kilometers southwest of the municipality Tarnau and 15 kilometers south of the district town and voivodeship capital Opole ( Opole ). The village is on the right bank of the Oder . The Droga wojewódzka 423 regional road runs east of the village in a north-south direction . To the east of the Voivodship Road is a large forest area.
Neighboring communities
Neighboring towns of Konty are in the north Przywor ( Przywory ), in the east Kupferberg ( Miedziana ), in the south Chorulla ( Chorula ) and in the west on the left bank of the Oder Groß Schimnitz ( Zimnice Wielkie ) and Klein Schimnitz ( Zimnice Małe ).
history
Konty was first mentioned in 1295 as Canthi . In 1900 there were 625 inhabitants.
In the referendum on March 20, 1921, 137 eligible voters voted to remain with Germany and 256 for Poland. The majority of the constituency of Opole voted for Germany, which is why Konty remained with the German Empire. In 1936 the place was renamed Oderwinkel . In 1939 Oderwinkel had 946 inhabitants. Until 1945 the place was in the district of Opole .
In 1945 the previously German place came under Polish administration and was renamed Kąty Opolskie . In 1950 the place became part of the Opole Voivodeship . In 1999 the place came to the re-established Powiat Opolski. On February 15, 2007, German was introduced as the second official language in the municipality. On April 14, 2008, the place received the additional official German place name Konty .
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Sacred Heart Church (Polish: Kościół Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa ) - built 1937–1939
- St. Michael's Chapel
societies
- Football club Odra Kąty Opolskie
- German friendship group Konty
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. community Tarnau ; Retrieved February 3, 2016
- ^ Johann Georg Knie: Alphabetical-statistical-topographical overview of the villages, spots, cities and other places of the royal family. Preuss. Province of Silesia. Breslau 1845. p. 110
- ↑ See results of the referendum ; down. on October 16, 2009
- ↑ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. City and district of Opole (Polish: Opole). (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
- ↑ Herz-Jesu-Kirche
- ↑ Odra Kąty Opolskie
- ↑ DFK Konty ( Memento from February 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )