Góra Świętej Anny
Góra Świętej Anny | |
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 A church overlooking the village | |
  Góra Świętej Anny | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′22″N 18°10′03″E / 50.45611°N 18.16750°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Strzelce County |
| Gmina | Gmina Leśnica |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 580 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47-154 |
| Area code | +48 77 |
| Car plates | OST |
Góra Świętej Anny (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡura ˈɕfʲɛntɛj ˈannɨ]; Template:Lang-de; Silesian German: Anaberg, Silesian: Świynto Anna; all names mean Saint Anne Mountain) is a village in the Opole Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1]
The village is located on the hill from which its name derives, and a popular sanctuary, with the miraculous statue of Saint Anne and the impressive calvary, is located on its top.
The settlement lies within the protected area called Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park. This is also one of the official Polish Historical Monuments (Pomnik historii).
History
Following World War I and the re-emergence of the sovereign Poland, while still part of the Weimar Republic, the hill was the site of the Battle of Annaberg in 1921 during the Silesian Uprisings. A museum dedicated to the uprising was opened in the village in 1961.[2]
During World War II the Germans expelled the Franciscans from the village in 1940.[2] A forced labour camp for Poles, Jews and Soviet prisoners of war was established,[2] as well as a forced labour camp for Jewish women.[3]
Main sights
- 15th-century church dedicated to St. Anne.
- 17th-century Franciscan monastery and museum
- Calvary from the 17th and 18th centuries with 33 chapels
- Lourdes grotto and monument of John Paul II
- Amphitheatre (Thingspiele) built in the abandoned limestone quarry in 1934-1938
- Granite monument of the Silesian Uprisings by Xawery Dunikowski, 1955
- Lime kiln, middle of the 19th century
- Geological natural reserve in the abandoned nephelinite and limestone quarry
- Museum of the Silesian Uprisings
Gallery
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Silesian Uprisings monument -
Saint Anne church -
Monastery -
Chapel of the Coronation of Mary -
Chapel of St. Raphael -
Landscape
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References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c "St. Annaberg (Männerlager)" (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "St. Annaberg (Frauenlager)" (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
External links
- Jewish Community in Góra Świętej Anny on Virtual Shtetl
- Sanctuary of St. Anne
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50°27′22″N 18°10′3″E / 50.45611°N 18.16750°E
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