Zazdrość, Orzesze

Zazdrość (German: Zasdrose) is a sołectwo in the west of Orzesze, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It was an independent village but as a part of gmina Gardawice was administratively merged into Orzesze in 1975.[2] It has an area of 1.5 km² and about 1,203 inhabitants.[3]

For other places with the same name, see Zazdrość.
Map of Orzesze

History

The village was founded in the course of the Frederician colonization after 1773 by von Kalkreuth, the owner of a nearby Zawada. 13 families settled here initially.[4]

After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 222 out of 273 voters in Zazdrość voted in favour of joining Poland, against 50 opting for staying in Germany.[5]

References
  1. "Statuty sołectw". Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 22 maja 1975 r. w sprawie zmiany granic, Dz. U. z 1975 r. Nr 15, poz. 87
  3. "Sołectwa Orzesza". Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. "Orzesze. Historia" (in Polish). Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  5. "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Pless/Pszczyna County" (in German). Retrieved 2015-05-03.


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