Gogolin
Gogolin [ gɔ'gɔlin ] is an Upper Silesian town with 6,000 inhabitants in the powiat Krapkowicki in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Municipality arrangement
- 3.2 Town twinning
- 6.1 Literature
- 6.2 External links
- 6.3 footnotes
Geography
Geographical Location
Gogolin is located approximately 20 kilometers southeast of Opole immediately northwest of the city Krapkowice ( German Krappitz ), which lies at the mouth of the river Osobłoga in the Oder. By Gogolin run the Polish highway 4 and the connecting road 409 that leads to Great Strehlitz.
History
Gogolin was first mentioned in documents in 1223. Until the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century Gogolin was a small agricultural settlement. With the construction of a railway line from Wroclaw to the Upper Silesian industrial district, the expansion of a previously established lime kiln was allowed to ring the numerous lime kilns belonged later. The lime and cement deposits Gogolins were significant. Even the beer brewing trade developed in Gogolin. In 1905, a gas station was built and constructed a road lighting. After the First World War Gogolin also gained notoriety as a trading for screws and wine, which is why wine festivals were held until the end of World War II here. From 1899 to 1901, the Catholic Sacred Heart Church was built, which was initially a branch of the old parish village Ottmuth and later an independent parish. In 1908, followed by the construction of the Protestant Church.
In the plebiscite in Upper Silesia, which was accompanied, especially in Gogolin and environment of bloody uprisings, 1262 votes were cast ( 56.9%) to remain with Germany in Gogolin, 955 votes were for connection to Poland. Consequently, the village remained in the Weimar Republic.
1930, the town hall was built in the style of Homeland Security. Of the large-scale local renaming of the National Socialists Gogolin was spared, even if the place name is of Slavic origin.
Following the decisions of the Potsdam Agreement August 2, 1945 Gogolin was awarded with the territory east of the Oder -Neisse line poles. 1958 were incorporated Strzebniów and Karłubiec. The city was chartered Gogolin in 1967.
According to the last census in Poland from 2002 belong to 17,0 % of the municipality population of the German minority, another 8.6 % described themselves as Silesians and 1952 persons ( 15.8%) did not specify their nationality. Additional official German place names were introduced in the municipality on 30 April 2010.
Population Development
The population figures of Gogolin (including Gutsbezirk ):
Policy
Community structure
The urban and rural community Gogolin covers an area of 100.51 km ² with a total of 11,939 inhabitants ( 2005) in the villages
- Choir Ulla ( Chorula, 1934-45: Steinfurt O.S. )
- Dombrowka ( Dąbrówka, 1936-45: Kleineichen OS)
- Gogolin
- Goradze ( Górażdże, 1935-45: Waldstein )
- Gross Stein ( Kamien Slaski )
- Small stone ( Kamionek )
- Mallnie ( Malnia, 1936-45: Or Basic )
- Oberwitz ( Obrowiec )
- Oderwanz ( Odrowąż, 1936-45: Oderhöh )
- Sakrau ( Zakrzów )
Twinning
- Schongau ( Germany )
- Jablunkov (Czech Republic)
- Łodygowice ( powiat Żywiec, Poland)
Karol Inca song
Gogolin is now known in Poland as Karol Inca city. In the Silesian folk song Poszła Karolinka do Gogolina, it's about Karol Inca, who wants to see Gogolin her happiness. Your current boyfriend Karlik tried in vain to persuade them to return.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Paul Tkotsch (* June 29, 1895, † May 14, 1963 ) - Catholic. Auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Berlin
- Klaus Sojka (* November 10, 1926, † September 8, 2009 ) - German lawyer and politician of the DVU
- Christian Werner (* 1943) - Cath. Military Ordinary of Austria, titular
- Henryk Kroll ( b. 1949 ) - Member of the Sejm of the German minority