Topola (Kamieniec Ząbkowicki)
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lower Silesia | ||
| Powiat : | Ząbkowice Śląskie | ||
| Gmina : | Kamieniec Ząbkowicki | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 30 ' N , 16 ° 55' E | ||
| Residents : | 340 | ||
| Postal code : | 57-242 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 74 | ||
| License plate : | DZA | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Błotnica - Śrem | ||
| Next international airport : | Wroclaw | ||
Topola (German Reichenau ) is a village in Poland in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It belongs to the municipality Kamieniec Ząbkowicki in Powiat Ząbkowicki .
geography
The village is located in central Silesia not far from the Reichensteiner Mountains in the west, directly on the Glatzer Neisse .
history
The place was of Slavic origin but had a German name. 1293 Richnowe, 1336 Richenaw, 1353 Reichnaw. Despite the Slavic ending "ow" , which was later changed to aw, the name apparently contains the German word "reich" , Middle High German "rich" . In 1316, the Bishop of Wroclaw Heinrich von Würben bought the place from Knight Johann von Letcz for 400 marks to give it to the Kamenz Monastery as a gift. In 1317 the widow Ursula Appezon also handed over her property in Reichenau to the monastery. Duke Bernhard II of the Duchy of Schweidnitz , to which Reichenau belonged at the time, confirmed this donation in 1317 and that of 1316.
Attractions
- The Catholic parish church of St. Mary and St. Bartholomew was consecrated on November 16, 1755.
Personalities
- Friedrich Bernhard Werner (1690–1776), draftsman and engraver, born in Reichenau.
