Małujowice
Małujowice | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Saint James the Greater Church | |
Małujowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′51″N 17°22′51″E / 50.84750°N 17.38083°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Brzeg |
| Gmina | Skarbimierz |
| First mentioned | 1288 |
| Population (approx.) | 430 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | POL |
| Vehicle registration | OB |
| National roads | |
Małujowice [mawujɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north-west of Skarbimierz, 8 km (5 mi) west of Brzeg, and 44 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.
Małujowice houses the landmark Gothic Saint James the Greater church, which contains elaborate 14th-century frescoes. It is designated a Historic Monument of Poland.[2]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1288 under the Latinized form Malewicz, and then in 1315 as Maluyewicz, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.[3] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the Polish word mały, which means "small", referring to its size.[3][4]
On 10 April 1741, it was the site of a battle between Prussia and Austria, won by the Prussians.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 14 listopada 2022 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Małujowice - kościół parafialny pod wezwaniem św. Jakuba Apostoła", Dz. U., 2022, No. 2390
- ^ 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. 72.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 42.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Mollwitz". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.