Siekierczyn

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Siekierczyn
Siekierczyn Coat of Arms
Siekierczyn (Poland)
Siekierczyn
Siekierczyn
Basic data
State : Poland
Voivodeship : Lower Silesia
Powiat : Luban
Geographic location : 51 ° 8 '  N , 15 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 7 '40 "  N , 15 ° 11' 2"  E
Residents : 1900 ()
Postal code : 59-818
Telephone code : (+48) 75
License plate : DLB
Gmina
Gminatype: Rural community
Gmina structure: 7 school offices
Surface: 49.55 km²
Residents: 4510
(June 30, 2019)
Population density : 91 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ): 0210072
Administration (as of 2008)
Mayor : Janusz Marek Niekrasz
Address: Siekierczyn 271
59-818 Siekierczyn
Website : www.siekierczyn.pl



Siekierczyn ( German Geibsdorf ) is a village in the powiat Lubański in Poland , west of the city of Lubań in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship , and the seat of the rural community of the same name ( gmina wiejska ). Before 1945 the place was called Geibsdorf.

local community

The rural community Siekierczyn covers an area of ​​49.55 km² with 4,517 inhabitants. Siekierczyn has seven districts ( German names until 1945 ) with a Schulzenamt:

  • Nowa Karczma ( Neukretscham )
  • Rudzica ( Pfaffendorf )
  • Siekierczyn Dolny ( Nieder Geibsdorf )
  • Siekierczyn Górny ( Ober Geibsdorf )
  • Wesołówka ( lust of praise )
  • Wyręba ( Stolzenberg )
  • Zaręba ( Lichtenau )

Other localities in the municipality are Pisaczów ( Schreiberbach ) and Ponikowo ( Augustenthal ).

Buildings

Transmission system for VHF and TV with a 134 meter high tubular steel mast near the Nowa Karczma district.

History of the Rudzica district

The row village was founded in the 13th century. In 1386 it came into the possession of the Lauban Magdalen convent . Before 1945 the agricultural village had around 750 inhabitants, of which around 550 were Catholic ( Pfaffendorf ) and 200 Protestant. In addition to the Catholic church, there was a Protestant church since the 19th century.

Individual evidence

  1. Szukacz.pl, Siekierczyn - Informacje dodatkowe ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2006 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. , accessed September 26, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mapa.szukacz.pl
  2. population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
  3. The Genealogical Place Directory
  4. www.siekierczyn.pl - Z historii gminy ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2011 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.siekierczyn.pl