Nowy Świętów

Nowy Świętów
Village
Christ the King church in Nowy Świętów
Nowy Świętów
Coordinates: 50°22′25″N 17°21′36″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Nysa
Gmina	Głuchołazy
First mentioned	1300
Highest elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Lowest elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population	1,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	ONY
Voivodeship roads

Nowy Świętów (Polish: [ˈnɔvɨ ˈɕfjɛntuf]) 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 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Głuchołazy, 12 km (7 mi) south of Nysa, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1300, 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 E477 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] After Germany's defeat in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.

Transport

There is a train station in Nowy Świętów, and the Voivodeship road 411 also passes through the village.

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 11 November 2021.