Gozdnica

Gozdnica [ gɔzdɲiʦa ] ( German Freiwaldau ) is a city in Poland. It is located 8 kilometers east of the Lusatian Neisse river in the Lubusz Voivodeship. Gozdnica belongs to the Euro region Neisse.

History

Finds from the Stone Age and Bronze Age evidence of early settlement of the area in the south of Priebuser Heath. The foundation of the town took place in the year 1285th He was in the Duchy of Sagan in Silesia, one kilometer north of the border for Upper Lusatia on the old road between Priebus and Boleslawiec. 1315 Freiwaldau received city rights. The further development of the city was prevented by the city situated on the High Street Görlitz did everything possible to prevent any trade that bypassed the High Street and thus Görlitz. So let the six cities in 1368, the town lying east of Freiwaldau at the Great Tschirne tear down Neuhaus ( Nowoszów ).

1602 was the city, previously the Office Priebus was under, to rule Burau. From 1684 this rule was merged under the counts of Promnitz and Kospoth with the rule Halbau in Upper Lusatia.

1742 came Freiwaldau to Prussia in 1750 and lost its city charter. From 1816 to 1932 the market town belonged to the district of Sagan, after Sprottau.

At the beginning of the 18th century began northwest of the city of degradation of a deposit of brown coal and clay minerals. From initially a noble and a communal brick barn in the 19th century resulted in a roof tile industry that made the city grow. The company, founded in 1885 by Gottfried storm produced in 1943 in two plants with more than 700 workers. In addition, eleven other companies were in the city resident who stoneware or polish pottery made ​​.

After the Second World War the city became part of Poland and was named Gozdnica. The Polish name means as much as jungle or wilderness. Since 1955 Gozdnica was town-like settlement; 1967 was returned to the city rights.

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