Kamienica, Opole Voivodeship
Kamienica | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Saint George church in Kamienica | |
Kamienica | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′N 16°57′E / 50.450°N 16.950°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Nysa |
| Gmina | Paczków |
| Population (approx.) | |
• Total | 1,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ONY |
Kamienica [kamjɛˈnit͡sa] (German: Kamitz)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Paczków, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[2]
The village was mentioned under its Latinized Old Polish name Cameniza in a document of 1284, when it part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.[3] The name is of Polish origin and is derived from the word kamień, which means "stone".[3]
30 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[4]
References
- ^ Hanich, Andrzej (2021). Słownik nazw miejscowości diecezji opolskiej w XX i XXI wieku. Opole: Instytut Śląski. p. 167.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ 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. 128.
- ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 191. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.
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