Mechnice (Dąbrowa)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Opole | ||
| Powiat : | Opole | ||
| Gmina : | Dambrau | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 40 ′ N , 17 ° 49 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 160 m npm | ||
| Residents : | 1098 (March 31, 2011) | ||
| Postal code : | 46-073 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 77 | ||
| License plate : | OPO | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Ext. 435 Opole - Prądy | ||
| Next international airport : | Wroclaw | ||
Mechnice (German Muchenitz , 1936–45 Moosdorf ) is a village in Upper Silesia . The village is located in the municipality of Dambrau ( Dąbrowa ) in the Powiat Opolski ( Opole District ) in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland.
geography
Geographical location
Mechnice is located in the west of the historical region of Upper Silesia . The village is located about seven kilometers southeast of the municipality of Dambrau and six kilometers west of the district and voivodeship capital Opole ( Opole ). Mechnice lies in the Nizina Śląska (Silesian Plain) within the Równina Niemodlińska (Falkenberg Plain) .
Droga wojewódzka 435 runs through the village . The Opole – Brzeg railway runs north of the village .
Neighboring places
Neighboring places of Mechnice are in the north Wrzoski ( Wreske ), in the east Żerkowice ( Zirkowitz ), in the south Komprachcice ( Comprachtschütz ) and in the west Chróścina ( Chrosczinna ).
history
Muchenitz was first mentioned in 1228 as Nennichen . In 1279 the place was mentioned as Mechnice .
After the First Silesian War in 1742, Muchenitz and most of Silesia fell to Prussia .
After the reorganization of the province of Silesia which belonged rural community Muchenitz from 1818 to district Opole in the administrative district of Opole . In 1845 there were 51 houses. In the same year 293 people lived in Muchenitz, one of them Protestant. In 1855 408 people lived in the village. In 1865 the village had four farmers, 22 half-farmers, four gardeners, nine field farmers, 15 fishermen and ten residents. In 1874 the administrative district Chrosczinna was founded, which consisted of the rural communities Bowallno, Chrosczinna, Muchenitz and Wreske and the manor district Chrosczinna. In 1885 Muchenitz had 603 inhabitants.
In the referendum in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921, 295 eligible voters voted to remain in Germany and 138 to belong to Poland. In 1933 Muchenitz had 934 inhabitants. On May 19, 1936, the place was renamed Moosdorf . In 1939, 1020 people lived in Moosdorf. Until the end of the war in 1945, the place belonged to the district of Opole .
Until the end of the war in 1945, the place belonged to the district of Opole . Then the previously German place came under Polish administration, was renamed Mechnice and connected to Gmina Wroszki. In 1950 the place came to the Opole Voivodeship . With the dissolution of Gmina Wrzoski, Mechnice came to Gmina Chróścina in 1952. 1975 followed the connection to Gmina Dąbrowa . In 1999 the place came to the re-established Powiat Opolski .
Attractions
- Memorial to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars
- Three-story brick bell chapel at ul. Górna
- Road cross from 1916
societies
- Football club LZS Mechnice
- German Friendship Circle
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ CIS 2011: Ludność w miejscowościach statystycznych według ekonomicznych grup wieku ( XLSX file, Polish), March 31, 2011, accessed on August 7, 2019
- ↑ 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. 420.
- ↑ Cf. Felix Triest: Topographisches Handbuch von Oberschlesien. Breslau 1865, p. 86.
- ^ Territorial administrative district Chrosczinna / Reisern
- ↑ AGoFF district Opole
- ^ Results of the referendum in Upper Silesia of 1921: Literature , table in digital form ( Memento from January 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 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).
- ^ History of the Dambrau community
Chróścina (Chrosczinna) | Ciepielowice (Scheppelwitz) | Dąbrowa (Dambrau) | Karczów (Schönwitz) | Lipowa (Neuleipe) | Mechnice (Muchenitz) | Narok (Norok) | Niewodniki (Niewodnik) | Nowa Jamka (German Jamke) | Prądy (Brande) | Siedliska (Schedliske) | Skarbiszów (Karbischau) | Żelazna (Zelasno)