Ligota Górna (Strzelce Opolskie)

Ligota Górna
	Ligota Górna
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Opole
Powiat :	Strzelce Opolskie
Gmina :	Strzelce Opolskie
Geographic location :	50 ° 29 '  N , 18 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 29 '3 "  N , 18 ° 9' 5"  E
Residents :	120
Telephone code :	(+48) 77
License plate :	EAST
Economy and Transport
Next international airport :	Katowice

Ligota Górna (German: Ober Ellguth ) is a village in Poland in Upper Silesia in the municipality of Strzelce Opolskie (Groß Strehlitz) in the powiat Strzelecki in the Opole Voivodeship .

geography

Geographical location

Wayside shrine

Ligota Górna is located 10 kilometers west of the municipality and the district town Strzelce Opolskie and 26 kilometers southeast of the voivodeship capital Opole .

Neighboring places

Neighboring towns of Ligota Górna are Ligota Dolna (Nieder Ellguth) in the west, Niwki (Niewke) in the north and Wyssoka ( Wysoka ) in the east .

history

In the referendum in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921, 68 eligible voters voted to remain with Germany and 23 for Poland. Ober Ellguth remained with the German Empire . In 1933 there were 179 inhabitants. In 1939 the place had 166 inhabitants. Until 1945 the place was in the district of Groß Strehlitz .

In 1945 the previously German place came under Polish administration and was renamed Ligota Górna and joined the Silesian Voivodeship. In 1950 the place came to the Opole Voivodeship . In 1999 the place came to the re-established Powiat Strzelecki .

Web links

Commons : Ligota Górna  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See results of the referendum in Upper Silesia of 1921 ( Memento from January 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive )