Zazdrość, Orzesze

Map of 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]

History[]

The village was founded in the course of the after 1773 by von Kalkreuth, the owner of a nearby . 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[]

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

Coordinates: 50°06′24″N 18°45′38″E / 50.106671°N 18.760472°E / 50.106671; 18.760472

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[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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