Schomberg Municipality
Schomberg
Gemeinde Schomberg | |
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Coordinates (Szombierki): 50°20′0″N 18°53′0″E / 50.33333°N 18.88333°ECoordinates: 50°20′0″N 18°53′0″E / 50.33333°N 18.88333°E | |
Country |
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Province | Silesia |
Rural District | Beuthen District |
Seat | Schomberg |
Population (1939) | |
• Total | 7,464 |
Gemeinde Schomberg (Polish: Gmina Szombierki), was a municipality in the District of Beuthen, part of the Silesian Province of Germany. Its seat was the town of Schomberg (now a district of Bytom).
History[]
During the Upper Silesian plebiscite in 1921, 3328 people in the Schomberg municipality took part in the voting.
Votes for Germany | Votes for Poland | Emigrants | Total Votes | Total Population of municipality | ||||||||||||||||
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Municipality/Gemeinde | 702 | 1996 | 110 | 2698 | 4832 | |||||||||||||||
Estate Area/Gutsbezirk | 244 | 371 | 16 | 615 | 1167 |
Even though the majority of Schomberg's residents voted to join Poland, the village remained under German rule after the plebiscite era.
In 1930 the municipality became the owner of the .
The municipality of Schomberg ceased to exist in 1945 following the Polish takeover of Silesia. Under the new Polish administration a new municipality (Gmina) was formed in Schomberg and the town's name was changed to Chruszczów.
Demographics[]
Population of the municipality (Gemeinde) of Schomberg:[3]
Population | ||
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Year | Number | |
1905 | 3837 | |
1910 | 4832 | |
1919 | 5549 | |
1933 | 8081 | |
1939 | 7446 |
Nationality (according to the German census of 1910):[4]
German | % | Polish | % | Total Population | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Municipality/Gemeinde | 841 | 17.4% | 3770 | 78% | 4832 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Estate Area/Gutsbezirk | 393 | 33.7% | 624 | 53.5% | 1167 | 100% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Wyniki plebiscytu na Górnym Śląsku. Dziewulski, Stefan. p. 12-13. http://polona.pl/item/67859822
- ^ http://www.historycy.org/index.php?showtopic=14864&st=17
- ^ "Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Schlesien, Beuthen".
- ^ Wyniki plebiscytu na Górnym Śląsku. Dziewulski, Stefan. p. 12-13. http://polona.pl/item/67859822
Sources[]
- http://www.territorial.de/obschles/beuthtar/beuthtar.htm
- http://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/gem1900.htm?schlesien/beuthen.htm
- https://treemagic.org/rademacher/www.verwaltungsgeschichte.de/beuthen.html
- Wyniki plebiscytu na Górnym Śląsku. Dziewulski, Stefan. Warszawa 1922.
- Bytom
- Szombierki
- Province of Silesia