Niemodlin

Niemodlin
Historical tenements and architecture in Niemodlin
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Niemodlin
Coordinates: 50°38′N 17°36′E / 50.633°N 17.600°E / 50.633; 17.600
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Opole
Gmina	Niemodlin
Area
• Total	13.11 km2 (5.06 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	6,315
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code	49-100
Website	http://www.niemodlin.pl

Niemodlin [ɲeˈmɔdlʲin] (German: Falkenberg O.S.) is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,315 inhabitants (2019).

History[]

It was first mentioned as Nemodlin in a 1224 deed and received town privileges in 1283. The German place name Falkenberg is first recorded in the year 1290. Originally a part of the Duchy of Opole, after the death of Duke Bolko I, Niemodlin became the capital of a duchy in his own right from 1313 to 1382. When the Opole line of the Piast dynasty became extinct in 1532, various noble families like the House of Zierotin and the (German Praschmas) held the estate (also known as Falkenberg) until the 1940s,^[2] leaving a Renaissance castle, built about 1600.

After the First Silesian War in 1742, Falkenberg became part of Prussia and was the capital of the Falkenberg district in the Province of Silesia. In 1871, with the Prussian-led Unification of Germany, the town became part of the German Empire. After World War II in 1945, it was placed under Polish administration.

Palace Falkenberg (Niemodlin), built in 1313

Notable residents[]

• Wilhelm Iwan (1871–1958), Lutheran pastor and historian
• Otto Schwarzer (1906–1976), Wehrmacht officer

Twin towns – sister cities[]

See twin towns of Gmina Niemodlin.

References[]

External links[]

• Jewish Community in Niemodlin on Virtual Shtetl

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Coordinates: 50°38′40″N 17°37′00″E / 50.64444°N 17.61667°E / 50.64444; 17.61667

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