Małujowice

Coordinates: 50°51′N 17°23′E / 50.850°N 17.383°E / 50.850; 17.383
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Małujowice
Village
Saint Jacob Church
Saint Jacob Church
Małujowice is located in Poland
Małujowice
Małujowice
Coordinates: 50°51′N 17°23′E / 50.850°N 17.383°E / 50.850; 17.383
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyBrzeg
GminaSkarbimierz
Population
(approx.)
430

Małujowice [mawujɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Mollwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Skarbimierz, 8 km (5 mi) west of Brzeg, and 44 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has an approximate population of 430.

Battle of Mollwitz

In 1741, during the first of the Silesian Wars, Frederick the Great, of Prussia, defeated the Austrians in the Battle of Mollwitz, which took place here, cementing his conquest of Silesia from the Austrian Monarchy.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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