Płużnica Wielka

Płużnica Wielka
	Płużnica Wielka
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Opole
Powiat :	Strzelce Opolskie
Gmina :	Strzelce Opolskie municipality
Geographic location :	50 ° 28 ′  N , 18 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  E
Residents :
Telephone code :	(+48) 77
License plate :	EAST

Płużnica Wielka (German: Groß Pluschnitz ) is a village in Poland in the municipality of Strzelce Opolskie (Groß Strehlitz) in the Powiat Strzelecki . It belongs to the Opole Voivodeship in historic Upper Silesia .

geography

church

Płużnica Wielka is located 13 kilometers east of the municipality and the district town of Strzelce Opolskie and 43 kilometers southwest of the voivodeship capital Opole .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1299. In 1302 the place was mentioned as Plusnitz maiori .

In the referendum in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921, 87 eligible voters voted to remain with Germany and 53 for Poland. Groß Pluschnitz remained with the German Empire . In 1933 there were 258 inhabitants. On September 3, 1936, the place was renamed Marklinden . In 1939 the place had 238 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 Płużnica Wielka 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 .

Attractions

• The Catholic Church. Probably built in the 16th century. The church tower was built in the 18th or 19th century.
• Palace complex with park. Built in the first half of the 19th century for the von Posadowsky-Wehner family.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Presentation of the places in the Strzelce Opolskie municipality: Document ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 2.42 MB) 
2. ↑ See results of the referendum in Upper Silesia of 1921 ( Memento from January 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Diocese of Opole
4. ^ Castles of Silesia