Lichynia

Lichynia
Lichinia
Village
Mass grave of Polish insurgents murdered by the Germans in 1921
Mass grave of Polish insurgents murdered by the Germans in 1921
Lichynia is located in Poland
Lichynia
Lichynia
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 50°25′N 18°13′E / 50.417°N 18.217°E / 50.417; 18.217
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyStrzelce
GminaLeśnica
First mentioned1223
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
47-150
Vehicle registrationOST
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090328093909/http://lichynia.info/

Lichynia ([liˈxɨɲa], additional name in German: Lichinia) 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. During the Third Silesian Uprising, in 1921, the village was the site of a German massacre of captured Polish insurgents. 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

  1. ↑ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 31 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 68114
  3. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (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).
  4. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 212.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ "Kędzierzyn-Koźle". Opolski Szlak Powstań (in Polish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.