Niemodlin

Niemodlin
Niemodlin Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole Voivodeship
County	Opole County
Gmina	Niemodlin
Area
• Total	13.11 km2 (5.06 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	6,849
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal code	49-100
Website	http://www.niemodlin.pl

Niemodlin [ɲɛˈmɔdlʲin] (Template:Lang-de; Template:Lang-szl) is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,911 inhabitants (2004).

It was first mentioned as Nemodlin in a 1224 deed and received town privileges in 1283. Originally a part of the Duchy of Opole, after the death of Duke Bolko I Niemodlin became the capital of a duchy in his own right from 1313 to 1382. When the Opole line of the Piast dynasty became extinct in 1532, various noble families like the House of Zierotin and the Prazma (German Praschmas) held the estate (also known as Falkenberg) until the 1940s, leaving a Renaissance castle, built about 1600.

Notable residents

• Wilhelm Iwan (1871-1958), Lutheran pastor and historian
• Otto Schwarzer (1906–1976), Wehrmacht officer

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Niemodlin is twinned with:

• Dolyna, Ukraine
• Vechelde, Germany, since 2006

External links

• Jewish Community in Niemodlin on Virtual Shtetl