Dziedzice [d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaszowice, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]
Dziedzice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Grave of Jan Skala | |
  Dziedzice | |
| Coordinates: 51°02′50″N 17°55′00″E / 51.04722°N 17.91667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Namysłów |
| Gmina | Domaszowice |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ONA |
The name is of Polish origin and comes from the word dziedzic, which means "heir".[2]
During World War II, Sorbian journalist, poet and activist Jan Skala, who closely cooperated with the Poles, was murdered in the village by a Soviet soldier on 22 January 1945. His grave at the local cemetery is a Polish protected cultural heritage monument.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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. 102.
- ^ Joanna Banik. "Grób Jana Skali". Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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