Popielów, Opole Voivodeship

See also: Popielów, Masovian Voivodeship
Popielów
Village
Saint Andrew church
Saint Andrew church
Popielów is located in Poland
Popielów
Popielów
Coordinates: 50°49′33″N 17°44′31″E / 50.82583°N 17.74194°E / 50.82583; 17.74194
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyOpole
GminaPopielów
First mentioned1286
Population
 • Total
2,400
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPO
Voivodeship roads

Popielów [pɔˈpjɛluf] is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Popielów.[1] It lies approximately 23 km (14 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

History

The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1286.[2] Its name comes from the Polish word popiół, which means "ash". It was part of Piast-ruled Poland, and the local Roman Catholic parish was mentioned in documents in the late 13th century.[2] Later on, the village passed to Bohemia (Czechia), and it was devastated in the Thirty Years' War.[2]

In the 18th century it was annexed by Prussia and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany. During World War II, the Germans operated two forced labour subcamps (E608, E703) of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3] On 21 July 1944, a German guard killed two British POWs, John Thomas Sanders and Henry Alexander Thomson, now buried at a local cemetery.[4] The village was restored to Poland after the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945.

Sports

The local football club is LZS Popielów.[5] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Kościół pw. NMP Królowej Aniołów w Popielowie". Urząd Gminy w Popielowe (in Polish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Nephew finds WW2 PoW's grave in Poland after 29 years". BBC. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  5. ^ "LZS Popielów" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.