Kazimierz, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Kazimierz (disambiguation).
Kazimierz
Village
Kazimierz
Coordinates: 50°17′52″N 17°53′37″E / 50.29778°N 17.89361°E / 50.29778; 17.89361
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek
Population
 • Total
380
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPR

Kazimierz (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ], German: Kasimir)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is situated in the historical region of Prudnik Land.[3]

As of 31 December 2021, the village's population numbered 329 inhabitants.[4]

Geography

The village is located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship, close to the Czech Republic–Poland border. It is situated in the historical Prudnik Land region, as well as in Upper Silesia. It lies in the Silesian Lowlands, in the valley of Stradunia river.[5]

Integral parts

According to the National Register of Geographical Names for 2025, the village of Kazimierz had 2 integral parts, divided into:[6]

  • 1 hamlet (przysiółek wsi): Anachów
  • 1 part of the village (część wsi): Damasko

Etymology

The village's name was derived from the Polish name Kazimierz (Casimir). It was named after duke Casimir I of Opole. Initially, it was named Jaroslav, after duke Jarosław.[7] The name was adopted into the German language as Kasimir.[1] In Czech, the village was known as Kaziměř.[8] Following the Second World War, the Polish name Kazimierz was introduced by the Commission for the Determination of Place Names.[1]

History

There are archeological sites of the Neolithic and the Lusatian culture in Kazimierz.[7] There existed a settlement in the area of the present-day village of Kazimierz in the late 12th and the early 13th century. Artifacts from the Early Middle Ages were found in the village.[9]

The village was established in late 12th century. It was initially named Jarosław (Jaroslav), after duke Jarosław of Opole. The duke settled the village with monks of the Cistercian order from Pforta, Saxony. After the duke's death in 1201, the Cistercians from Pforta transferred the ownership of the village to the Cistercians of Lubiąż.[10] In 1213, a new name of the village was recorded as Kazimierz (Cazemiria)—after duke Casimir I of Opole. Between 1213 and 1217, duke Casimir I, obtained town privileges for Kazimierz. The first recorded mention of the local Catholic church was in 1223.[11]

Residents of the town of Kazimierz were mostly farmers. Some were craftsmen or tradesmen. The town did not have many inhabitants and it was not fortified.[11] In March 1428, the Hussites burnt down almost the entire town, leaving it in ruins. Around the year 1430, Kazimierz lost its town privileges.[11]

Until 1742, the village was a part of Głogówek County (circulus superioris Glogoviae) in the Habsburg Empire.[12] After the First Silesian War, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia was incorporated into Prudnik County (Großkreis Neustadt).[13]

According to the 1 December 1910 census, among 462 inhabitants of Kazimierz, 427 spoke German, 18 spoke Polish, and 17 were bilingual.[14] After the First World War, a monument dedicated to people from Kazimierz who died in the war, was erected in the village.[15]

Three Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c Hanich, Andrzej (2021). Słownik nazw miejscowości diecezji opolskiej w XX i XXI wieku. Opole: Instytut Śląski. p. 168.
  2. ^ "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).
  3. ^ "Regulamin Odznaki Krajoznawczej Ziemi Prudnickiej". prudnik.pttk.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  4. ^ "Kazimierz". polskawliczbach.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  5. ^ Szyniec, Grzegorz (2021). Spis miejscowości Śląska. Lasowice Wielkie. p. 73.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 1 January 2025
  7. ^ a b "Kazimierz". gminaglogowek.info (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  8. ^ Podrobná mapa Moravy a Slezska
  9. ^ Tomczyk, Damian (1995-06-25). "Herb Kazimierza – zapomnianego, nieistniejącego miasta". Tygodnik Prudnicki. Vol. 26, no. 240. Prudnik: Spółka Wydawnicza "Aneks". p. 9.
  10. ^ Maler 2017, p. 30.
  11. ^ a b c Damian Tomczyk: Kazimierz
  12. ^ Wieland, Johann Wolfgang (1736). Principatus Silesiae Oppoliensis exactissima Tabula geographica, sistens Circulus Oppoliensem Ober-Glogau Gros Strehliz, Cosel, Tost, Rosenberg, Falckenberg & Lubleniz. Norimbergae: ab Homannianis Heredibus. Cum Spec. S. Caes. Rque Mtis Privilegio.
  13. ^ Dereń, Andrzej (1999-04-06). "XVIII-wieczna rewolucja". Tygodnik Prudnicki. Vol. 18, no. 441. Prudnik: Spółka Wydawnicza "Aneks". p. 17.
  14. ^ Nabzdyk, Kazimierz (2007). "Rezultaty wyborów w powiecie prudnickim na początku XX wieku – szkic demograficzny". Ziemia Prudnicka. Prudnik: Spółka Wydawnicza "Aneks". p. 73.
  15. ^ "Cywilizowany Kazimierz". Tygodnik Prudnicki. 2004-11-24. p. 9.
  16. ^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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