Groß Neukirch

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Groß Neukirch Polska Cerekiew
	Groß Neukirch Polska Cerekiew
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Opole
Powiat :	Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Kandrzin-Cosel)
Gmina :	Groß Neukirch
Area :	11.25  km²
Geographic location :	50 ° 14 '  N , 18 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 14 '0 "  N , 18 ° 8' 0"  E
Residents :	1429 ()
Postal code :	47-260
Telephone code :	(+48) 77
License plate :	OK
Economy and Transport
Next international airport :	Katowice

Castle in Polska Cerekiew after renovation

Groß Neukirch , in Polish Polska Cerekiew , is a town in Upper Silesia . It is the seat of the municipality of Groß Neukirch in the powiat Kędzierzyńsko-Kozielski (Kandrzin-Cosel district) in the Opole Voivodeship . Groß Neukirch has been officially bilingual (Polish and German) since 2011.

history

Catholic Parish Church of the Assumption

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In 1617 Friedrich von Oppersdorff donated the new construction of the parish church as a solid stone structure. In 1767, under Count Anton von Gaschin , a chapel was added to the church. Polish Neukirch was the center of an extensive rule of the Counts of Gashin and later came to the barons of Seherr-Thoss . In 1884, the Neukirch castle and estate passed to the von Matuschka family, who had the castle renovated ten years later. In 1914 the place was renamed from Polish Neukirch to Groß Neukirch. In the referendum in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921, 626 votes (81.6%) were cast in Neukirch, Poland, in favor of remaining with Germany, and 141 in favor of joining Poland. In the Polish Neukirch manor district there were 92 to 2 votes. As a result, the village remained in the Weimar Republic .

From 1816 to 1945 Groß Neukirch belonged to the district of Cosel . Since 1874 there was a district of Groß Neukirch. In 1928, the Groß Neukirch manor district, which had been independent until then, was incorporated into the Groß Neukirch rural community. On January 31, 1936, the communities Millowitz and Schwerfelde were incorporated.

After the occupation by the Red Army in 1945, Groß Neukirch became part of Poland as Polska Cerekiew .

Since not all German residents were expelled, a German minority could survive in the area . According to the last census in Poland in 2002, 22.0% of the population are German, another 3.9% described themselves as " Silesians " and 13.8% did not provide any information about their nationality. The municipality thus has the right to introduce German as an auxiliary language.

On April 29, 2011, the place was also given the official German place name Groß Neukirch.

Population development

The population of Polish Neukirch (including manor district):

year Residents 1830 423 1844 587 1855 793 1861 949

year Residents 1910 1,320 1933 2,904 1939 3,010

Attractions

• Catholic parish church of the Assumption in baroque style
• Groß Neukirch Castle, renovated in 2012/14 in the Renaissance style, which was built in 1617 for Friedrich von Oppersdorff and renovated in 1894 by the von Matuschka family.
• The outbuildings of the castle with gate tower and lavishly designed Renaissance portal

coat of arms

Old seal of the community from 1927

Today's coat of arms of the village and the community of Groß Neukirch shows St. Florian with a flag while a fire is being extinguished. Old seals and stamps of the place already show the same motif.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Hans Piontek (1876–1930), German civil servant, governor of the province of Upper Silesia from 1924 to 1930

Web links

Commons : Polska Cerekiew  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the community of Groß Neukirch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Cf. Felix Triest: Topographisches Handbuch von Oberschlesien. Wroclaw 1865
3. ↑ Upper Silesia travel guide. Retrieved July 22, 2018 . 
4. ↑ See results of the referendum ( memento of the original from November 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. down. on January 30, 2011 
5. ↑ Cf. territorial.de aborted. on January 30, 2011
6. ↑ Cf. Polish Statistical Office ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ^ Polish Ministry of the Interior
8. ↑ Sources of population figures :

   1830: [1] - 1844: [2] - 1855, 1861: [3] - 1910: [4] - 1925, 1933: [5]

9. ↑ Upper Silesia travel guide. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .