Bolesławice, Bolesławiec County
Bolesławice | |
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Village | |
  Bolesławice | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′39″N 15°32′57″E / 51.27750°N 15.54917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Bolesławiec |
| Gmina | Bolesławiec |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 590 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DBL |
Bolesławice [bɔlɛswaˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesławiec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It has length of about 6.2 km and is located along the left bank of the Bóbr River, at an altitude of about 180–190 m (590–620 ft) above sea level.[2] It lies approximately 2 km (1 mi) north-west of Bolesławiec, and 106 km (66 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History[edit]
Originally, there was a tribal stronghold built by a Silesian tribe called Bobrzanie, followed by the Piast castellany until the 13th century.[2] The first mention of the existence of the village dates back to 1274.[2] In 1840 there were 200 houses in the village, including: a manor farm, an Evangelical church with a school, a Catholic church, 4 inns and a sandstone quarry.[2] Among the inhabitants there were 28 different craftsmen and 4 traders. In 1864, there were 172 houses in Bolesławice, and among the inhabitants there were: 18 wealthy people, 36 homesteads, 101 smallholders, 4 weavers, 28 different craftsmen and 4 traders.[2] In July 1945 a mine explosion took place in the local manor farm called Tillendorf. Six people died, including Bolesław Kubik, the first mayor of Bolesławiec.[3] In 1978 there were 48 agricultural farms here, rising to 74 in 1988.[2] In 2011, there were 590 registered residents.[4]
Name etymology[edit]
The name of the village derives from the old Polish male name Bolesław meaning great glory.
Historical sites[edit]
According to the register of the National Heritage Board of Poland, the following places are included in the list of historic monuments:[5]
- The parish church of St. Mary of the Rosary, dating back to the 14th-16th century,
- The church cemetery, dating back to the 15th-18th century.
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Staffa M, ed. (2003). Słownik geografii turystycznej Sudetów (in Polish). Vol. 2: Pogórze Izerskie (1st ed.). Wrocław: I-BiS. ISBN 978-83-85773-60-3. OCLC 31610472.
- ^ Fronia R, Paciejewski P, Jończy D (2004), Bory dolnośląskie: Przemkowski Park Krajobrazowy [Lower Silesian Forests: Przemkowski Landscape Park] (map), Jelenia Góra: PLAN, ISBN 978-83-88049-83-5, OCLC 838937662
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Structure by economic age groups. As of 31 March 2011". Statistics Poland (spreadheet). 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 28 Sep 2019.
- ^ "Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych woj. dolnośląskiego" [Register of immovable monuments of Lower Silesian Voivodship] (PDF). National Heritage Board of Poland. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 28 Sep 2019.
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