Zagórze Śląskie

Zagórze Śląskie ( German Zagórze Śląskie ) is a village in the powiat Wałbrzyski in the Province of Lower Silesia in Poland. It is located seven kilometers north-west of Walim ( Wüstewaltersdorf ) away to the rural community it belongs to.

Geography

Zagórze Śląskie located in the north of the Owl Mountains. Neighboring towns are Lubachów ( Breitenhain ) Bystrzyca Gorna (Upper Weistritz ) and Myślęcin ( Schenkendorfstraße ) in the Northeast, Lutomia ( Leutmannsdorf ) in the east, Michałkowa ( Michel village) and Mokrza ( Mühlbach ) in the southeast, Jugowice and Niedźwiedzica ( Bärsdorf ) in the south, Jedlina Zdrój in the southwest, Wałbrzych in the west and Dziećmorowice and Nowa Wieska ( Neudörfel ) in the northwest. To the north lies the Gold Forest ( Złoty Las), west of the 590 m -high cathedral height rises ( Klasztorzysko ). To the east lies the territory of Silesia Dam ( Jezioro Bystrzyckie ).

History

Zagórze Śląskie was built around the Kynsburg, the Duke Bolko I. to secure the border against Bohemia built. It was, together with Dittmannsdorf, Reußendorf, Seifersdorf, Hausdorf, Tannhausen, Jauernig and Schenkendorfstraße to the castle district of Kynsburg. The castle district was ducal fief and followed initially in the possession of Viscount Kilian Haugwitz, the Peczko Eycke and then the men Schoff. After Zagórze Śląskie had fallen together with the Duchy Schweidnitz 1368 to the crown of Bohemia, castle and castle district were a lien held by the royal governors. This included the Lords of Reibnitz from Mülheim and Hermann von Czettritz († 1454), which could prevent Hussite attacks. 1535 was the Zagórze Śląskie Christoph von Hochberg ( Hoberg ) on Książ, 1545-1567 Matthias of the Logau, which his son George of Logau followed. 1596-1601 was Prince Michael of Wallachia owner of Zagórze Śląskie and in 1607 Count Johann Georg von Hohenzollern -Sigmaringen, who lived on the Kynsburg. His descendants or the sidelines of Rochow suitable Zagórze Śląskie to 1679th After numerous changes of ownership followed in 1754 by the Lords of Liers who transfer their residence to Dittmannsdorf.

After the First Silesian War in 1742 Zagórze Śląskie coincided with almost all of Silesia to Prussia. After the reorganization of Prussia belonged since 1815 to the province of Silesia and was from 1816 the district of Waldenburg incorporated, with which it was connected until 1945. 1819 rule Zagórze Śląskie was foreclosed. In 1840 it was owned by the Count Frederick Burghard, from 1855 it belonged to the family of Zedlitz - Neukirch. Since 1874, the country seat of the municipality was Zagórze Śląskie same administrative district, which included the rural communities Bärsdorf and Schenkendorfstraße and Gutsbezirk Zagórze Śląskie. The family of Zedlitz - Neukirch tried to buy back the assets of the old rule Zagórze Śląskie again and tried to expand the castle. The construction of the dam Silesians 1912-1914 Zagórze Śląskie and Kynaststr castle were a popular destination, making tourism gained economic importance. In 1937 the incorporation of Schenkendorfstraße ( Myśięcin ) to Zagórze Śląskie. 1939 counted 645 inhabitants.

As a result of World War II Zagórze Śląskie fell in 1945 as almost all of Silesia to Poland and was renamed Zagórze Śląskie. The German population was expelled. The new inhabitants were partly displaced persons from eastern Poland. In 1954 it became a city -like settlement and 1961 raised to town. 1975 to 1998 belonged to Zagórze Śląskie Voivodeship Wałbrzych.

Attractions

• Kynsburg
• The Church of the Holy Cross was built around 1500 and increase in 1866 was rebuilt. It has Gothic portals and carvings from the 15th century. Altar and pulpit date from the late 17th century
• Castle from the 19th century stables, park and Vorwerk
• Station from 1902
• Silesians dam

Personalities

• Robert of Zedlitz and Neukirch (1872-1937), German jurist