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| Motto: Tu mi się podoba (I like this place) | |||
  Oborniki Śląskie | |||
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| Country |  Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Trzebnica | ||
| Gmina | Oborniki Śląskie | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1945 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Paweł Lucjan Misiorek | ||
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| - Total | 14. Oborniki Śląskie (Obernigk is a Town in southwestern Poland. Oborniki Śląskie (Obernigk is a Town in southwestern Poland. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group 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 Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Trzebnica County (powiat trzebnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lower Silesian 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 Oborniki Śląskie is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian 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. 46 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 220 m (722 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 170 m (558 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 8,426 | ||
| - Density | 582. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (1,509. 2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 55-120 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 71 | ||
| License plates | DTR | ||
| Website: http://www.oborniki-slaskie.pl | |||
Oborniki Śląskie [ɔbɔrˈniki ˈɕlɔ̃skjɛ] (German: Obernigk) is a town in southwestern Poland. 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 The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland It is located in the northeastern part of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and is part of Trzebnica County. Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} Trzebnica County (powiat trzebnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Oborniki Śląskie. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gmina Oborniki Śląskie is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland
The town became a resort and spa in the 1830s while part of the Kingdom of Prussia. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising
The town lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Trzebnica, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. Trzebnica (Trebnitz is is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. Wrocław (Breslau Vratislav Vratislavia or Wratislavia Yiddish: ברעסלוי) is the chief City of the historical region of Lower Silesia As at 2006 it has a population of 8,426.
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Etymology
One theory of the town's name is that it derives from Obora (Polish for "cattle"), denoting a village whose people were engaged in cattle-breeding. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Another theory suggests it derives from O bor, meaning forest, indicating it was taken from pine and fir forests that were growing on loess deposited land. Temperate coniferous forest is a terrestrial Biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. Loess is a homogeneous typically non stratified porous Friable,slightly coherent often calcareous fine-grained Silty pale yellow or buff windblown ( aeolian However, the town is surrounded by oak trees, not by pine or fir. The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin The town's name remained largely unchanged through its history, including variations like Obora, Obornik, Obiring, Obernigk. The suffix Śląskie ("Silesian") was added after 1945 to differentiate the town from Oborniki in Greater Poland Voivodeship. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people For the town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship see Oborniki Śląskie. Greater Poland Voivodeship (also known as Wielkopolska Province or by its Polish name of województwo wielkopolskie or simply Wielkopolskie) is a [1]
History
The earliest known human traces in this area comes from the Mesolithic Kurgans characteristic for early Bronze Age Lusatian culture have been found nearby, as well as artifacts such as Mesolithic flint tools and Neolithic axes. The Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age was a period in the development of human technology in between the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age and the Neolithic or New Stone Age Kurgan (курга́н is the Russian word (of Turkic origin for a Tumulus, a type of Burial mound or barrow heaped over a The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for The Lusatian culture existed in the later Bronze Age and early Iron Age ( 1300 BC - 500 BC) in eastern Germany, most of Poland In Archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos [1]
Oborniki was first documented in a note calling for Obora to pay a tithe to the Bishopric of Wrocław in 1305. A tithe (from Old English teogoþa "tenth" is a one-tenth part of something paid as a (usually voluntary contribution or as a Tax or levy The Archdiocese of Wrocław (Archidiecezja wrocławska Erzbistum Breslau Arcidiocesi di Breslavia Latin: Archidioecesis Vratislaviensis) is a Latin Rite Cistercians once lived near the town, which was based on Magdeburg rights, although it did not actually have the status of a town. Magdeburg Rights (Magdeburger Recht or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted with In the early 1300s the town was transferred from the Bishops of Wrocław to Duke Konrad I of Oels (Oleśnica). Oleśnica (Oels or Öls) is a Town in the Trzebnickie Hills in southwestern Poland with 38900 inhabitants (1995 [1]
Along with the rest of Silesia, Oborniki came under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Bohemia, part of the Holy Roman Empire, during the Late Middle Ages. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Late Middle Ages is a term used by historians to describe European history in the period of the 14th and 15th centuries (AD 1300–1499 The region was inherited by the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria in 1526 and taken by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1742 during the Silesian Wars. Habsburg Monarchy (alternatively Habsburg Empire) refers to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Silesian Wars were a series of wars between Prussia and Austria (and their changing allies for control of Silesia. It was administered in the Prussian Province of Silesia as Obernigk. The Province of Silesia (Provinz Schlesien Prowincja Śląsk was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1815 to 1919 the territory had been conquered from
Karl Eduard von Holtei lived in Obernigk for a few years and married Luise Rogée there in 1821. Karl Eduard von Holtei ( January 24, 1798 – February 12, 1880) was a German Poet and Actor, Life Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year He described the town in his poems. Because of its good climate in the Katzengebirge (Trzebnickie Hills), Obernigk began to develop from a provincial village into the spa Bad Obernigk under the guidance of the landowner Carl Wolfgang Schaubert in 1835. The Trzebnickie Hills (Wzgórza Trzebnickie archaic Kocie Góry; Katzengebirge is a mountain range in southwestern Poland. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common [1]
In 1856 the town was located along the railway line between Breslau (Wrocław) and Posen (Poznań). Wrocław (Breslau Vratislav Vratislavia or Wratislavia Yiddish: ברעסלוי) is the chief City of the historical region of Lower Silesia Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland When cholera broke out in Breslau in 1866, many inhabitants fled to Obernigk. Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious Gastroenteritis caused by the Bacterium Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The town became part of the Prussian-led German Empire in 1871. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Until the end of World War II, Bad Obernigk was part of Landkreis Trebnitz in the Province of Lower Silesia, Germany. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Province of Lower Silesia (Provinz Niederschlesien was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Because of its spas and sanatoriums, it was popular with the citizens of Breslau and other cities in Lower Silesia. A sanatorium (also sanitorium, sanitarium) is a medical facility for long-term illness typically Tuberculosis. Lower Silesia (Niederschlesien Silesia Inferior Dolny Śląsk is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to
The town was transferred from Germany to Poland in 1945 and had its remaining German-speaking population expelled; it received town privileges in the same year. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The expulsion of Germans after World War II was the Forced migration and Ethnic cleansing of German nationals ( Reichsdeutsche) and ethnic 'City rights' redirects here See also Municipal charter. Town privileges were important features of European Towns during
Flag and Coat of Arms
The flag of the city was approved by the Heraldic Commission, and has been the official emblem of Oborniki Śląskie since June 2002. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
The flag presents the city's coat-of-arms on a green and yellow background. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people The coat-of-arms of the city is a green fir with a brown trunk, a symbol referring to the historic character of the town during World War II, on a yellow background. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally
Notes and references
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of November 28, 2006. Oborniki Śląskie (Obernigk is a Town in southwestern Poland. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ a b c d ObornikiSlaskie. com. "Town History". Accessed November 28, 2006. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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