Szybowice
Szybowice ( German: Quick Willewalde ) is a town in Upper Silesia. Szybowice located in the municipality Prudnik ( Neustadt OS) in the powiat Prudnicki (Kreis Neustadt OS) in the Polish Opole Voivodeship. Szybowice is a linear village.
- 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
- 6.1 Literature
- 6.2 External links
- 6.3 footnotes
Geography
Geographical Location
Szybowice located eight kilometers north- west of the seat of the municipality and the county town of Prudnik ( Neustadt OS) and 48 kilometers southwest of the Opole voivodship ( Opole ). South of the railway line Szybowice Nysa -Koźle runs ( Neisse- Cosel ).
Districts
East of Quick Willewalde was the place eight Huben, today it is part of Szybowice.
Neighboring towns
Neighboring towns of Szybowice in the West Nowy Las ( Neuwalde ), in the northeast of Stary Las ( old forest ), in the north Mieszkowice ( Dittmannsdorf ), in the northeast Rudziczka ( Rieger village), East Niemysłowice ( Buchelsdorf ), in the southeast Prudnik ( Neustadt OS) and Łąka Prudnicka ( Counts meadow) and in the south Wierzbiec ( Wackenau ).
History
The site was first documented, mentioned in Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis, written 1295-1305 with the name " Snellinwalde ". 1335 the parish church was first mentioned.
1784 Quick Willewalde had 1283 inhabitants. 1818 was one of the place that was Neustadt combing the village at that time, 143 farmers, 50 gardeners and 67 cottagers. 1865 the place had 105 farmers, 33 gardeners and 246 smallholdings. At this time, the place had two windmills and a brewery and the inhabitants were employed in addition to agriculture, mostly consisting of flax and fruit growing, in spinning and weaving. At the evangelical school 400 pupils were taught in the dual-class Catholic School 253 students were taught.
In the plebiscite in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921 Quick Willewalde was outside the voting area. 1933 lived 1848 inhabitants in the town. In 1939 the place 2064 inhabitants. By 1945, the place was in the district of Neustadt OS
During the Second World War, two small POW camp for every 30 to 40 prisoners were set in place. On the morning of March 17, 1945 taking quick Willewalde started by the Red Army, the fighting around the town lasted into the night. The inhabitants had not been previously evacuated and tried in part during or after the fighting to flee. Later, some returned. The place came after the end of the war under Polish administration, was renamed Szybowice and joined the Silesian Voivodeship. In June 1945, Poland were settled from the east here. The native German population was systematically expelled. One of the first displaced persons were the clergy A. Schwarz and E. Gaebel, who had to leave on 15 November 1945 place. In 1950, the city came to Opole Voivodeship and since 1999 he is part of the powiat Prudnicki. Today the town has about 1064 inhabitants.
Sights and Monuments
- Catholic parish Church
- Former Evangelical Church
Clubs
- Volunteers Ortsfeuerwehr
- Sports club LZS Grom Szybowice
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Kotzolt Heinrich (1814-1881), German musician
- Joseph Black (1881-1908), German pacemaker
- Patschowsky Günther (1903-1945), German jurist, SD officials and government President