Charbielin, Opole Voivodeship
Charbielin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Church in Charbielin | |
  Charbielin Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′25″N 17°25′56″E / 50.34028°N 17.43222°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Nysa |
| Gmina | Głuchołazy |
| Population | |
• Total | 860 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ONY |
Charbielin [xarˈbjɛlin] (German: Ludwigsdorf)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuchołazy, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border.[2] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) north-east of Głuchołazy, 11 km (7 mi) west of Prudnik, and 24 km (15 mi) south-east of Nysa.[3]
Prior to 1945 the village was part of Germany, and was named Ludwigsdorf [4]
10 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[5]
Story
The Middle Ages
The location was first documented in 1263 as villa Ludvigi. In the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis ('Book of endowments of the Bishopric of Wroclaw'), the village is referred to as "Ludvici villa". In 1381 it was mentioned as Ludwici villa and in 1411 as Ludwigisdorff.[6]
Ludwigsdorf in Prussia
After the First Silesian War in 1742, Ludwigsdorf, along with a majority of Silesia, fell to Prussia. A school was established in the village in 1794. In 1845 the village had a Catholic church, Catholic school, and 178 recorded houses. In that same year, Ludwigsdorf had a population of 1,167 people. In 1855 the village had 39 farms, 34 houses, 63 cottages, a brewery, distillery, wool spinning mill, and two taverns. In 1874 the district of Neuwalde was established, consisting of Ludwigsdorf and Neuwalde.[7]
Nazi Germany & WWII
In 1933, Ludwigsdorf had a population of 879. Until 1945, the village was located in the Neisse district. In January 1945, the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp led prisoners on foot through Ludwigsdorf and the surrounding region. Many camp inmates dies near the village, including 11 buried in a mass grave in the local parish cemetery. The Red Army captured Ludwigsdorf at the end of March 1945.[8]
References
- ↑ Hanich, Andrzej (2021). Słownik nazw miejscowości diecezji opolskiej w XX i XXI wieku. Opole: Instytut Śląski. p. 114.
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ "Sołectwo Charbielin". Głuchołaski Informator Samorządowy. 2017. p. 3.
- ↑ "Information on German City of Ludwigsdorf". www.kartenmeister.com. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
- ↑ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 190. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "liber". www.dokumentyslaska.pl. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
- ↑ Triest, Felix (1865). Topographisches Handbuch von Oberschlesien: Zur Auftrage der Königlichen Regierung und nach amtlichen Quellen herausgegeben (in German). W. G. Korn.
- ↑ "Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Oberschlesien, Kreis Neisse". www.eirenicon.com. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
