Małujowice
Małujowice | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°50′51″N 17°22′51″E / 50.84750°N 17.38083°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Brzeg |
Gmina | Skarbimierz |
First mentioned | 1288 |
Population (approx.) | 430 |
Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | POL |
Vehicle registration | OB |
National roads |
Małujowice [mawujɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern 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.
Małujowice houses the landmark Gothic Saint James the Greater church, which contains elaborate 14th-century frescoes. It is designated a Historic Monument of Poland.[2]
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned in 1288 under the Latinized form Malewicz, and then in 1315 as Maluyewicz, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.[3] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the Polish word mały, which means "small", referring to its size.[3][4]
On 10 April 1741, it was the site of a battle between Prussia and Austria, won by the Prussians.
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 14 listopada 2022 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Małujowice - kościół parafialny pod wezwaniem św. Jakuba Apostoła", Dz. U., 2022, No. 2390
- ^ a b 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. 72.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 42.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Mollwitz". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.