Simsdorf (Zülz)

Simsdorf
	Simsdorf
	Simsdorf
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Opole
Powiat :	Prudnik
Gmina :	Zülz
Area :	6.03 km²
Geographic location :	50 ° 23 ' N , 17 ° 44' E Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '13 " N , 17 ° 44' 19" E
Height :	220 m npm
Residents :	421 (December 31, 2018)
Postal code :	48-217
Telephone code :	(+48) 77
License plate :	OPR
Economy and Transport
Next international airport :	Katowice
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Simsdorf (Polish Gostomia ) is a village in the municipality of Zülz ( Biała ) in the powiat Prudnicki in the Polish Opole Voivodeship .

geography

Geographical location

The Angerdorf Simsdorf is located in the south of the historical region of Upper Silesia . The place is about 6 kilometers east of the community center Zülz , about 14 kilometers northeast of the district town Prudnik and about 34 kilometers southwest of the voivodeship capital Opole .

Pogosch lies in the Nizina Śląska (Silesian Plain) within the Płaskowyż Głubczycki (Leobschützer Loesshügelland) . The place is located on the Młynska ( Mühlgraben ), a right tributary of the Zülzer Wasser (Polish Biała ).

Neighboring places

The neighboring towns of Simsdorf are Ziabnik ( Żabnik ) in the north, Neudorf ( Nowa Wieś Prudnicka ) in the northeast , Rosenberg ( Rostkowice ) in the south and Altzülz ( Solec ) in the south-west .

history

Guardian Angel Church

Memorial to the fallen of the First World War

The place was first mentioned in 1233 as "Gostoma". In 1335 a church in Simsdorf was first mentioned in a document. In 1401 the place was mentioned as Semisdorf and in 1534 as Gostomi .

After the First Silesian War in 1742, Simsdorf and most of Silesia came to Prussia . In 1788 the church was rebuilt in the village.

After the reorganization of the province of Silesia , the rural community Simsdorf belonged to the district of Neustadt OS in the administrative district of Opole from 1816 . In 1845 there was a Catholic parish church, a Vorwerk, a Catholic school and 56 other houses in the village. In the same year 498 people lived in Simsdorf, one of them Protestant. In 1855 401 people lived in Simsdorf. In 1865 there were 17 farmers, 24 gardeners and 19 cottagers in the village . The two-class school was attended by 280 students in the same year. In 1874 the administrative district Simsdorf was founded, which consisted of the rural communities Alt Zülz, Polish Probnitz, Rosenberg and Simsdorf and the manor district Simsdorf. The first head of office was the manor owner and Kgl. Prime Lieutenant Paul Bötticher in Simsdorf In 1885 Simsdorf had 582 inhabitants.

In the referendum in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921, 426 eligible voters voted to remain with Germany and 107 for Poland. Simsdorf remained with the German Empire . In 1933 there were 604 inhabitants. In 1939 the place had 598 inhabitants. Until 1945 the place was in the district of Neustadt OS

In 1945 the previously German place came under Polish administration and was renamed Gostomia and joined the Silesian Voivodeship. In 1950 the place came to the Opole Voivodeship . In 1999 the place came to the powiat Prudnicki . On March 6, 2006 , German was introduced as the second official language in the municipality of Zülz , which Simsdorf belongs to. In 2008 the place was also given the official German place name Simsdorf . In 2010, 470 people lived in the village.

Attractions

The Roman Catholic Guardian Angel Church (Polish Kościół Aniołów Stróżów ) was built in 1788. The building was supplemented in 1830 with a bell tower. The interior in the Rococo style dates from the end of the 18th century. The building was listed as a historical monument in 1948.
Memorial to the fallen of the First World War
Memorial to those who fell in World War II
Two wayside crosses
18th century windmill. Currently in poor condition.