Pawłowiczki
Pawłowiczki ([pavwɔˈvit͡ʂki], German: Pawlowitzke, from 1936: Gnadenfeld) is a village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pawłowiczki.[1] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 47 km (29 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.
Pawłowiczki | |
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Village | |
_ID_610597.jpg.webp) Church of Saints Andrew and James | |
  Pawłowiczki | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′N 18°3′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| Gmina | Pawłowiczki |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,300 |
| Website | http://www.pawlowiczki.pl |
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany and the village was called Gnadenfeld. Founded by the Moravian Brethren in 1743, it was for a century the site of their theological seminary. Following Germany's defeat, it was annexed by Poland and the German-speaking population largely expelled. (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). Many Moravians from Gnadenfeld founded in 1946 together with other German and Polish Moravian refugees Neugnadenfeld, a locality of today's Ringe.
The village now has a population of 1,300.
Notable residents
- Walter Schulz (1912-2000), German philosopher