| Other name | Lichinia |
|---|---|
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Strzelce |
| Gmina | Leśnica |
| First mentioned | 1223 |
| Coordinates | 50°25′N 18°13′E |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Time zone (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 47-150[1] |
| Registration plate | OST |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20090328093909/http://lichynia.info/ |
Lichynia (/lihyńa/, additional name in German: Lichinia)[2] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
History
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1223, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.
In the 18th century, the village was annexed by Prussia, and from 1871 it was also part of Germany. In the late 19th century, it had a population of 728.[3] During the Third Silesian Uprising, in 1921, the village was the site of a German massacre of captured Polish insurgents.[4] In 1936, the German administration renamed the village Lichtenforst to erase traces of Polish origin. The village became again part of Poland following Germany's defeat in World War II, and its historic name was restored.
References
- ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (in Polish). Poczta Polska. Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
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- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 212.
- ^ "Kędzierzyn-Koźle" (in Polish). Opolski Szlak Powstań. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.