Schodnia, Opole Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Schodnia ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Ozimek
, within Opole County
, Opole Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Ozimek
and 19 km (12 mi) east of the regional capital Opole
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Ozimek
Gmina Ozimek
Gmina Ozimek is an urban-rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Ozimek, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Opole....
, within Opole County
Opole County
Opole County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Opole, although the city is not...
, Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Ozimek
Ozimek
Ozimek is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 10,040 inhabitants .History of the town starts in 1753, when Malapanew steelworks was opened, the first one in Silesia. In mid-19th century, Ozimek was located on the major rail route Lubliniec - Opole and the town quickly...
and 19 km (12 mi) east of the regional capital Opole
Opole
Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
The territorial changes of Poland after World War II were very extensive. In 1945, following the Second World War, Poland's borders were redrawn following the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference of 1945 at the insistence of the Soviet Union...
).