Miękinia, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Miękinia | |
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Town | |
Municipal office building | |
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Coat of arms | |
Miękinia | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′N 16°46′E / 51.167°N 16.767°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Środa Śląska |
| Gmina | Miękinia |
| Town rights | January 1, 2023 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jan Grzegorczyn |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,078 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DSR |
Miękinia ([mjɛnˈkiɲa]) (German: Nimkau) is a town in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Miękinia.
The town has a population of 2078.
Miękinia is one of the places of winemaking in Poland.
History
It was also formerly known in Polish as Niemkini.[2] Until 1787 it was a possession of the Jesuits from Wrocław.[2] In 1843, it had a population of 826.[2]
Transport
The Voivodeship road 341 runs past Miękinia, connecting it with the National road 94, which runs nearby, south of the town. There is also a train station in Miękinia.
Sports
The local football club is Pogoń Miękinia.[3] It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable people
- Robert Hermann Raudner (1854–1915), German landscape and genre painter, and etcher.[4]
References
- ^ "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 c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. VII. Warszawa. 1886. p. 151.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Skarb - Pogoń Miękinia". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "1891 - Wood engraving with a view of Ottobeuren by Hermann Raudner", Ottobeuren Macht Heschichte (Ottobeuren Makes History), Ottobeuren-macht-geschichte.de. Retrieved 5 January 2020