Olbrachcice, Opole Voivodeship
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Village | |
 Immaculate Conception church and cemetery | |
  Olbrachcice | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′51″N 17°42′19″E / 50.36417°N 17.70528°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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 447.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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.
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