Krzyżanowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Krzyżanowice [ kʃɨʒanɔ'v iʦɛ ʲ ] ( German Kreuzenort ) is a village and seat of the rural community in the powiat Raciborski, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The village is located on the regional road 45 near the border with the Czech Republic.
Attractions
- Park of the former palace of the Lichnowsky family. Here Franz Liszt and Ludwig van Beethoven were visiting.
- The St. Peter and Paul Church in Tworkau was first mentioned in 1339; the present building is one of the most important works of the baroque architecture of the Ratiborer country. In the cellars of the church is a crypt with coffins from 1650.
Sons and daughters of the village
- Karl Max Lichnowsky Prince of (1860-1928), German diplomat and ambassador
Community
The rural community Krzyżanowice covers an area of 69.67 km ². More than 78 % of the area is agricultural land, of which 86 % arable land. The municipality has about 11,000 inhabitants and is divided into ten Soltysships ( sołectwo ):
- Krzyżanowice ( Kreuzenort )
- Bieńkowice ( Benko joke; 1936-1945: Berendorf )
- Bolesław ( Bolesław; 1936-1945: Bunzelberg )
- Chałupki ( Annaberg )
- Nowa Wioska ( Neudörfel )
- Owsiszcze ( Owschütz; 1936-1945: Haber reason)
- Roszków ( Roschkau )
- Rudyszwałd ( rowing Forest)
- Tworków ( Tworkau; 1936-1945: Tunskirch )
- Zabełków ( Zabelkau; 1936-1945: Schur Gersdorf )