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]

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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