Kossorowitz
| Kossorowitz Kosorowice |
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Opole | ||
| Powiat : | Opole | ||
| Gmina : | Tarnau | ||
| Area : | 17.29 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 35 ' N , 18 ° 5' E | ||
| Residents : | 957 (June 30, 2015) | ||
| Postal code : | 46-050 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 77 | ||
| License plate : | OPO | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Next international airport : | Katowice | ||
Kossorowitz ( Polish Kosorowice , 1936-1945 grazing ) is a place in Upper Silesia in the municipality of Tarnau in the Powiat Opolski in the Opole Voivodeship .
geography
Geographical location
Kossorowitz is located two kilometers west of the municipality Tarnau and 20 kilometers southeast of the district town and voivodeship capital Opole ( Opole ). There are two large forest areas to the north and south of the village.
Neighboring communities
Neighboring towns of Kossorowitz are Tarnau ( Tarnów Opolski ) in the east, Gross Stein ( Kamień Śląski ) in the south-east, Kupferberg ( Miedziana ) in the south-west and Przywor ( Przywory ) in the west .
history
The place was first mentioned as Kossorzowic in 1365 . 1532 was another mention as Kosorowitz .
In the referendum on March 20, 1921, 33 eligible voters voted to remain with Germany and 324 for Poland. The majority of the entire constituency of Opole voted for Germany, which is why Kossorowitz remained with the German Empire. On May 19, 1936, the place was renamed Grasen . In 1939 grazing had 687 inhabitants.
In 1945 the previously German place came under Polish administration and was renamed Kosorowice . In 1950 Kossorowitz became part of the Opole Voivodeship and in 1999 the 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 Kossorowitz .
Attractions
- Roman Catholic St. John Nepomuk Church
- Chapel at Opolska Street
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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. 310
- ↑ 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).