Skorogoszcz

Skorogoszcz ( German: Schurgast ) is a village in the municipality of Lewin Brzeski in powiat Brzeski the Opole Voivodeship on the right bank of the Glatzer Neisse. The Upper Silesian town Schurgast held the city charter until 1945.

Geography

Skorogoszcz is located six kilometers east of the parish seat Lewin Brzeski ( lion ), 20 kilometers southeast of the county town of Brzeg ( Brieg ) and 19 kilometers northwest of the voivodship Opole.

History

In 1271, the city received city rights. 1742 Schurgast became Prussian and 1816 the county Falkenberg OS assigned.

1933 Schurgast 1,096 inhabitants in 1939 counted 1,224 residents of the place. By 1945, the place was in the district of Falkenberg OS

In 1945 the previously German place under Polish administration and renamed Skorogoszcz and assigned to the Wroclaw voivodship. In 1950, the city came to Opole Voivodeship. In 1999 the place to powiat Brzeski.

Population Development

Development of population figures

Culture and sights

  • Neo-Romanesque Catholic church built in 1852
  • Water tower from 1910
Voivodeship (Poland) Brzeg County Gmina Vehicle registration plates of Poland
717113
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