Strzelin
Strzelin [ stʃɛlin ] ( German: chasing ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Strzelin is the seat of powiat Strzeliński and lies on the Ohle at the foot of the mountains Strehlener ( Wzgórza Strzelinskie ), about 40 km south of Wroclaw. The city has about 12,000 inhabitants, who live mainly by agriculture. The granite quarries in Strzelin are among the largest in Europe.
History
The city suffered at the end of the Second World War in 1945 heavy destruction, because it was hard fought between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army. Chasing is the birthplace of Paul Ehrlich, Herbert Goldschmidt and Manfred Geisler. Chasing (city) belonged until 1945 to the district chasing in the Prussian province of Lower Silesia.
Since the 18th century -based chasing with his environment, a significant ethnic minority tschechischsprachiger religious refugees and settlers from Bohemia. The place Hussinetz (now Gęsiniec ) was considered as the most important settlement area in the district of chasing this successor to the communities of Jan Hus.
Community
For urban and rural community Strzelin next to the township Strzelin another 36 districts include ( German name until 1945) with a mayor's office to the rural community:
- Kryniczno
- Bialy Kościół ( Stone Church )
- Biedrzychów ( Friedersdorf )
- Bierzyn ( Bärzdorf )
- Brożec ( Brose joke)
- Chociwel ( Kuschlau )
- Częszyce ( Czech Auschwitz, 1937-1945: Ohletal )
- Dankowice ( Danchwitz )
- Dębniki ( Eichwald )
- Dobrogoszcz ( Doberman guest )
- Gebice ( Gambitz and New Karl village, 1937-1945: Charles Village )
- Gębczyce ( Geppersdorf )
- Gęsiniec ( Hussinetz, 1937-1945: Frederick Stein)
- Głęboka ( Glambach )
- Gościęcice ( Mehltheuer - Podiebrad, 1937-1945: Mehltheuer )
- Górzec ( Gurtsch )
- Karszów ( Karschau )
- Karszówek ( Carian )
- Kazanów ( Schildberg )
- Krzepice ( Krippitz )
- Kuropatnik ( Töppendorf )
- Ludów Polski (small laude )
- Mikoszów ( Niklas village)
- Muchowiec ( Mückendorf )
- Nieszkowice ( Neobschütz, 1937-1945: Kaltwassertal )
- Nowolesie (forest Neudorf )
- Pecz ( Pentsch )
- Piotrowice ( Peterwitz )
- Pławna ( Plohe )
- Skoroszowice ( Korschwitz )
- Strzegów ( striga )
- Szczodrowice ( jowls )
- Trześnie ( Birkkretscham )
- Warkocz ( Warkotsch, 1937-1945: Fried field )
- Wąwolnica ( Wammelwitz )
- Zeleznik ( Eisenberg )
Other villages in the municipality are: Gliczyna, Góra, Grabiny, Kaczów, Maszyce, Mojków, Myszkowice, Ulica and Zimne Doły.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), German physician and chemist
- Manfred Geisler ( born 1941 ), East German soccer national team (15 caps)
- Fritz Kling Müller (1871-1939), German legal scholar and university teacher
- Norbert Raba (born 1973 ), Polish politician
- Herbert von Richthofen (1879-1952), German diplomat
- Heřman z Tardy (1832-1917), Reformed pastor and Oberkirchenrat