Burgrabice

Burgrabice
Village
Saint Bartholomew church in Burgrabice
Burgrabice
Coordinates: 50°20′N 17°19′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Nysa
Gmina	Głuchołazy
Population	750
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	ONY

Burgrabice [burɡraˈbit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuchołazy, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Głuchołazy, 16 km (10 mi) south of Nysa, and 58 km (36 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

History

The village was mentioned as Burgravici in 1284, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. During World War II, the Germans operated the E566 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] After the defeat of Germany in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.

Notable residents

• Arthur von Briesen (1843–1920), lawyer, president of the Legal Aid Society

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.