Żużela

Żużela
Village
Żużela
Coordinates: 50°25′24″N 18°21′00″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Krapkowice
Gmina	Krapkowice
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OKR

Żużela [ʐuˈʐɛla] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krapkowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]

History

It was first mentioned as Susela in 1213, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.[2] The name is of Polish origin and comes from the word żużel, which means either "cinder" or "slag".

Under Nazi Germany, in 1934, it was renamed Schlacken to erase traces of Polish origin.

A Polish citizen was murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[3]

Main sights

• manor house [2]
• wayside shrines (19th century, 1913 and one undated) [2]
• forge (built before 1939) [2]
• three granite glacial erratics stated as natural monuments [2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Rawska K.: Atrakcje powiatu krapkowickiego. Przewodnik. Studio Wydawnicze Plan, Wrocław, ISBN 83-60180-31-8
3. Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 193. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.