Olbrachcice, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Olbrachcice.

Olbrachcice
Village
Immaculate Conception church and cemetery
Olbrachcice
Coordinates: 50°21′51″N 17°42′19″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Prudnik
Gmina	Biała
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OPR

Olbrachcice [ɔlbraxˈt͡ɕit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Biała, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 38 km (24 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

History

It was a possession of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit until secularization in 1810.[2] In 1861, it had a population of 613, entirely Roman Catholic by confession.[2]

16 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 447.
3. Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 192. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.