Niezdrowice

Niezdrowice
Niesdrowitz
Village
Village chapel
Niezdrowice
Coordinates: 50°22′N 18°21′E / 50.367°N 18.350°E / 50.367; 18.350
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyStrzelce
GminaUjazd
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
605
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOST

Niezdrowice ([ɲɛzdrɔˈvit͡sɛ], additional name in German: Niesdrowitz)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ujazd, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[2]

History

The history of the village dates back to medieval Poland. Its name comes from the Polish words nie zdrowy ("not healthy"). It became later part of Bohemia, Prussia and Germany. In 1936, during a massive Nazi campaign of renaming of placenames, it was renamed Neubrücken to remove traces of Polish origin. In the final stages of World War II, in January 1945, the Germans executed a group of prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp in the village.[3] After the war the village became again part of Poland and its original name was restored.

References

  1. ^ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 31 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 87145
  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. ^ Radosław Dimitrow. "Więźniowie z Auschwitz byli mordowani m.in. pod Jaryszowem i Ujazdem". plus.nto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 March 2020.