Walce

Walce
Walzen
Village
Saint Valentine church
Saint Valentine church
Walce is located in Poland
Walce
Walce
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 50°22′19″N 18°0′21″E / 50.37194°N 18.00583°E / 50.37194; 18.00583
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKrapkowice
GminaWalce
Population
 • Total
2,100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOKR

Walce ([ˈvalt͡sɛ], additional name in German: Walzen) is a village in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Walce.

History

The local Catholic church burned down in 1703, after which it was rebuilt and then expanded in 1805. In 1885, the village along with the adjacent estate had a population of 1,427.

In July 1945, the village was the site of the Walce Uprising—a rebellion of local Germans and Silesians against the Polish authorities.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 24 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 143667
  2. ↑ "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).
  3. 1 2 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. XII. Warsaw. 1892. p. 902.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Smarzly, Andreas (2021). "Der Körnitzer Aufstand 1945". Schlesische Geschichtsblätter – Zeitschrift für Regionalgeschichte Schlesiens (in German). 47. Karlstadt.