Zakrzów, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County

For other places with the same name, see Zakrzów.

Zakrzów
Village
Houses in Zakrzów
Zakrzów
Coordinates: 50°14′58″N 18°9′20″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Gmina	Polska Cerekiew
Population
• Total	1,035
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OK

Zakrzów [ˈzakʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polska Cerekiew, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Polska Cerekiew, 12 km (7 mi) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and 49 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

History

Saint Nicholas church

The name of the village comes from the Polish words za krzewami, which means "behind the bushes", and refers to its location. In the Middle Ages it was part of Piast-ruled Poland, and afterwards it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. In 1936, the German administration changed the name to Rosengrund in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.

During World War II the Germans operated the E704 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] 30 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during the war.[3] The village became again part of Poland after the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war in 1945, and its historic Polish name was restored.

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 3 April 2021.
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.