Zawada, Opole County

Sowade (Polish: Zawada ) is a town in Upper Silesia. Sowade located in the municipality Turawskie in Opolski powiat (district of Opole ) in the Polish Opole Voivodeship.

Geography

Geographical Location

Sowade is located seven kilometers south-west of the municipal center Turawskie and seven kilometers north-east of the county town of Opole voivodship and ( Opole ). Sowade is the sky witzer water (or the Chronstauer Flößbach ).

Neighboring towns

Neighboring towns of Sowade in the West Kempa ( Kępa ), in the northwest Luboschütz ( Luboszyce ), in the north Kollanowitz ( Kolanowice ), in the northeast Wengern ( Węgry ), the hamlet Borek and small Kottorz ( Kotorz ​​Maly ) and in the south west of the Opole district Gosławice ( Goslawitz ).

History

The site was created in 1618 as Vorwerk. The Barbican is located on the road from Opole to Rosenberg. In 1865 the town had 16 gardeners and seven field Häusler and 24 Anger Häusler. In addition, a Catholic school with 80 children is mentioned at this time. In the first half of the 20th century, which was founded in the 17th century Sowade scene of a rapid population growth has been. From 1921 to 1939, the population grew from 547 to 1,209 residents.

In the plebiscite in Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921 232 voters voted to remain in Germany and 224 for Poland, in Gutsbezirk Sowade 77 people voted for Germany and no person in Poland. Sowade remained with the German Reich. 1933 lived 1088 inhabitants in the town. On 19 May 1936, the town was renamed in back water. 1939, the place had 1,209 residents. By 1945, the place was in the district of Opole.

In 1945 the previously German place under Polish administration and renamed Zawada and joined the Silesian Voivodeship. In 1950, the city came to Opole Voivodeship. From 1982 to 1994, the new Catholic church was built. In 1999 the place to re-founded powiat Opolski. On 8 March 2012, the City also received the official German place names Sowade.

Sights and Monuments

  • Modern Catholic Florian Church, built 1982-1994
  • Castle Wall

Clubs

  • German Friendship Circle
  • Ortsfeuerwehr
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