| Góreczno Bergvorwerk | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  Góreczno | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′18″N 17°51′54″E / 50.30500°N 17.86500°E / 50.30500; 17.86500 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Głogówek |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
Góreczno (German: Bergvorwerk) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Głogówek, 21 km (13 mi) east of Prudnik, and 41 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.
Since 2009, in addition to the official Polish language, German has also been recognized as an additional secondary language, however, there are no German speakers in the village.
History
The name of this village derived from its location; until 1945 it was called Bergvorwerk, meaning "estate on the mountain". The owners of the estate, amounting to 1000 hectares of arable land, were the von Gaffron-Prittwitz family, descendants of Hussars rewarded by Frederick the Great of Prussia for their loyalty with a large fief. After the death of the last member of the family, Alexander Friedrich von Gaffron-Prittwitz (1845-1923), his widow sold the estate, along with one in nearby Kasimir (Kazimierz). The land was then parceled out into a dozen large farms, including one belonging to Alois Dambon of nearby Roschowitzwald (Roszowicki Las). In the 1930s a waterworks for Oberglogau (Głogówek) was built in the town. There is also a Neolithic archeological site in the town.
After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II in 1945, the village became again part of Poland, initially under the name Stroków, and then renamed again to Góreczno.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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