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Dziedzice, Namysłów County

Coordinates: 51°02′50″N 17°55′00″E / 51.04722°N 17.91667°E / 51.04722; 17.91667
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Dziedzice
Village
Grave of Jan Skala
Grave of Jan Skala
Dziedzice is located in Poland
Dziedzice
Dziedzice
Coordinates: 51°02′50″N 17°55′00″E / 51.04722°N 17.91667°E / 51.04722; 17.91667
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyNamysłów
GminaDomaszowice
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationONA

Dziedzice [d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaszowice, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]

The name is of Polish origin and comes from the word dziedzic, which means "heir".[2]

During World War II, Sorbian journalist, poet and activist Jan Skala, who closely cooperated with the Poles, was murdered in the village by a Soviet soldier on 22 January 1945. His grave at the local cemetery is a Polish protected cultural heritage monument.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 102.
  3. ^ Joanna Banik. "Grób Jana Skali". Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2023.