Głubczyce
Reconstructed town hall and a plague column on main square
Coat of arms
Głubczyce
Coordinates: 50°12′0″N 17°50′3″E / 50.2, 17.83417
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Głubczyce County
Gmina	Gmina Głubczyce
Established	12th century
Town rights	13th century
Government
- Mayor	Jan Krówka
Area
- Total	12. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Opole Voivodeship (also known as Opole Province or by its Polish name of województwo opolskie or simply Opolskie; Woiwodschaft Oppeln/Oppelner Schlesien A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Głubczyce County (powiat głubczycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gmina Głubczyce is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 52 km² (4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	13,410
- Density	1,071. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (2,774. 1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	48-100
Area code(s)	+48 77
Car plates	OGL
Website: www.glubczyce.pl

Głubczyce [gwupˈt​͡ʂɨt​͡sɛ] (Czech: Hlubčice, German: Leobschütz) is a town in Poland, on the border with Czech Republic. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, It is located approximately 62 km (38 mi) from Opole, and just northwest of Ostrava on the Psina River. Opole (Oppeln is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra Ostrava ( pronounced, Ostrau Ostrawa is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague It is part of Opole Voivodeship, and is the seat of Głubczyce County. Głubczyce County (powiat głubczycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland,

History

Synagogue in Głubczyce (destroyed in 1927 or 1938) and the still existing parish church in the background

The town was historically mentioned for the first time in 1107. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At the time, it was a small Moravian village, named Glubcici, and was dominated by a large wooden castle. Moravia (Morava; Morawy Moravie Moravia is a historical region in central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. The town stood on the right bank of the Psina River, which from 1137 on formed the border between Moravia and Silesia. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people The exact date of the city's founding is unknown, but it is traceable, back to 1224, that the city is also Lubschicz, a settlement founded by Ottokar I. Ottokar I (Přemysl I Otakar c 1155 &ndash 15 December 1230) king of Bohemia (1198 &ndash 1230 was a younger son of King Vladislav II However, the town was destroyed by invading Mongolian hordes. The Mongol Empire ( Mongolyn Ezent Güren or mn Их Mонгол улс Ikh Mongol Uls; 1206–1368 was the largest contiguous Empire During the city's rebuilding, the left bank of the Psina was also settled, and in 1270, city rights were granted to the town by Ottokar II. Ottokar II (Přemysl II Otakar c 1230 &ndash August 26, 1278) called The Iron and Golden King, was the King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278

During this time, a wall stood around the city, complete with watchtowers and a moat. A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of A large church was also constructed in the town, and was assigned by Ottokar II to the Order of Saint John. The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St In 1298, the town received expanded rights from Venceslaus II. Wenceslaus II Premyslid (Václav II Wacław II Czeski September 27, 1271 &ndash June 21, 1305) was King of Bohemia (1278 - 1305 The rights extended to the town were to serve as an example for other towns in the years that followed. In 1365, the town became the seat of a principality, and in 1482, the town was the seat of the Přemyslids. The Přemyslids ( Czech: Přemyslovci, Polish: Przemyślidzi, German: Premysliden) were a Czech royal dynasty which However, the last member of the family entered a Franciscan cloister. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic The city lost its status as a principality seat in 1503, and the principality ceased to exist. The city was transferred to the control of the principality of Jägerndorf (now Krnov).

In 1523, the Protestant Reformation reached the town, and in 1558, a Lutheran church and school were built in the town. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther In response to this, Franciscans and Jews were expelled from the city. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut During the Thirty Year's War, the city was completely destroyed, most devastatingly by the Swedes in 1645. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The city came under the rule of Prussia in 1743 and was made the capital city of its Landkreis, or district. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In 1781, the town's population stood at only, 2,637. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In order to accommodate the city's expansion, the parts of the city's wall were torn down. The population stood at 4,565 in 1825, and 9,546 in 1870. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

After Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, the town hosted schools and training grounds for both the SS and the SA. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers The town's synagogue was burned down in 1938, the same year as Kristallnacht. A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kristallnacht ( literally "Crystal night" or the Night of Broken Glass was a Pogrom in Nazi Germany on November 9–10 1938 On March 18, 1945, Soviet troops began a siege of the city, which was resisted by the 18th SS Panzergrenadierdivision (Tank grenadiers) and the 371st Wehrmachtsdivision. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 The siege ended on March 24, and the Red Army occupied the town. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Approximately forty percent of the town was destroyed in the siege. After the Soviet occupation, the name of the town was changed to Głubczyce, its current name. The city became seat of a county, or Powiat. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Głubczyce lost that distinction in 1975, but regained it in 1999. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Population over last decade

Climate

Notable People

• Max Filke, composer
• Joachim Gnilka, theologist and biblical critic
• Felix Hollaender, writer and dramatist
• Otfried Höffe, philosopher
• Erwin Félix Lewy-Bertaut, crystallographer
• Przemysław Wacha, badminton player
• Elżbieta Zapendowska, music critic, appeared as one of three judges for the reality television music competition show Polish Idol. This article is about the academic treatment of the bible as a historical document Otfried Höffe (born September 12 1943 in Głubczyce) is a German Philosopher. Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of Atoms in Solids In older usage it is the scientific study of Crystals The Przemysław Wacha (born January 31, 1981, Głubczyce) is a male Badminton player from Poland. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court Pop Idol was a British Television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide
• Stefanie Zweig, writer

Twin towns

Town	Country	Since
Město Albrechtice	Czech Republic	2001
Krnov	Czech Republic	2001
Rusín	Czech Republic	2000
Rockenhausen	Germany	2003
Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre	France	2002
Zbarazh (Збараж)	Ukraine	2005

External links

• (Polish) Municipal website
• Leobschuetz committee

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 27 June 2006. Stefanie Zweig (born 19 September 1932, Leobschütz (now Głubczyce) Upper Silesia) is a German Jewish writer Město Albrechtice (Olbersdorf is a town in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Krnov (ˈkr̩nof Jägerndorf new- Polish: Krnów, old- Polish: Karniów, Carnovia is an Upper Silesian city in the northeastern The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Rockenhausen is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in north-central France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Zbarazh ( Ukrainian: Збараж Polish: Zbaraż Yiddish: Zbarj is a city in the Ternopil Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Głubczyce (Hlubčice Leobschütz is a town in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic.