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Józef Kożdoń
Józef Kożdoń ( cs, Josef Koždoň, german: Josef Koždon, pl, Józef Kożdoń) (8 September 1873 in Leszna Górna in Cieszyn County - 7 December 1949 in Opava) was Silesian autonomist politician. Biography He was a teacher (since 1893) and principal (since 1902) of elementary school in Strumień (1893–1898) and Skoczów (1898–1918), active member of Country Teachers Union in Austrian Silesia, founder of Polish public reading-room in Strumień and co-founder of German Reader's Association (Ger. Leseverein) in Skoczów, founder (since summer 1908) and leader of Silesian People's Party (1909–1938), co-founder and general secretary of Union of Silesians (1910–1938) in East Silesia, spokesman of autonomy or independence of Silesia and spokesman of Silesian nation, founder of Committee for the Maintenance of Clearness of the Silesian dialect in 1910, the deputy of Silesian Parliament in Opava in the period 1909-1918, member of the town council in Skoczów since 1911, ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Kożdoń (1873-1949)
Józef Kożdoń ( cs, Josef Koždoň; 8 September 1873 – 7 December 1949) was Silesian autonomist politician. Biography Kożdoń was born on 8 September 1873 in Leszna Górna. He was a teacher (since 1893) and principal (since 1902) of primary schools in Strumień (1893–1898) and Skoczów (1898–1918), active member of Country Teachers Union in Austrian Silesia, founder of Polish public reading-room in Strumień and co-founder of German Reader's Association (Ger. Leseverein) in Skoczów, founder (since summer 1908) and leader of Silesian People's Party (1909–1938), co-founder and general secretary of Union of Silesians (1910–1938) in Cieszyn Silesia, East Silesia, spokesman of autonomy or independence of Silesia and spokesman of Silesian nation, founder of Committee for the Maintenance of Clearness of the Silesian dialect in 1910, the deputy of Silesian Parliament in Opava in the period 1909-1918, member of the town council in Skoczów since 1911, editor of most popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaranie Śląskie
''Zaranie Śląskie'' (Polish for "Dawn of Silesia") was a Polish quarterly literary magazine devoted to the culture and history of Silesia. It was founded in 1907 by Ernest Farnik and published in Cieszyn. It focused on the region of Cieszyn Silesia, however since the 1930s gradually left this area of interest and focused more on Upper Silesia. ''Zaranie Śląskie'' published historical and folkloristic articles, literary works, folk songs etc. Many well-known regional writers and activists contributed to the magazine, e.g. Ludwik Brożek, Emanuel Grim, Andrzej Hławiczka, Paweł Kubisz, Jan Łysek, Antoni Macoszek, Julian Przyboś, Oskar Zawisza and others. The publishing of the magazine was resumed after World War II. It was published in Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silesian Autonomy Movement
The Silesian Autonomy Movement ( szl, Ruch Autōnōmije Ślōnska, pl, Ruch Autonomii Śląska, german: Bewegung für die Autonomie Schlesiens), abbreviated as RAŚ, is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe. The association was founded in January 1990 by Rudolf Kołodziejczyk and is based in the Polish part of Upper Silesia. RAŚ sees the Silesians as a "''separate nation''" rather than primarily as Poles, Germans or Czechs. On 17 October 2009, the Silesian Autonomy Movement signed a cooperation agreement with its German sister organisation, ''Initiative der Autonomie Schlesiens'' (IAS), based in Würzburg, and the UK-based ''Silesian Autonomy Movement''. In 2002, RAŚ became a member of the European Free Alliance. In 2007, RAŚ activists reestablished football club ''1. FC Katowice''. Also, since 2007 RAŚ has organized annual "''Autonomy Marches''" in Poland ( pl, szl). Polish parliamentary elections The movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theofil Kupka
Theofil Kupka (Teofil/Theophil Kupka) (born 22 August 1885 in Marklowitz/Marklowice – died 20 November 1920 in Beuthen/Bytom) was a Silesian politician. Biography Kupka's childhood was spent in Marklowitz (Marklowice), where he and his family (brothers Paul, Johann and Joseph and sister Paula) were active in the Polish-Catholic Association. He married his wife, Apolonia in Lipiny and lived with her in Beuthen. An official at a coal mine, he was put forward by Wojciech Korfanty to take over the management of the Organization Division of the Polish Plebiscite Commission in Beuthen. When Kupka became aware of its secret activities, Korfanty demanded that he change the direction and methods of plebiscite agitation. Afraid of a break, Korfanty expelled Kupka from the commission. Along with Kupka left other Silesian officials such as Cysarz, Zmuda, Gemander, Szymura, Pietruszka. This diminished Korfanty's support. In September 1920 Theofil Kupka founded the Upper Silesian P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Musiol
Joseph Musiol ( pl, Józef Musioł; born 22 June 1865 in Mikołów) was a Silesian politician. He served as secretary of the Catholic Trade Union,Dariusz Jerczyński, "Józef Musioł (Joseph Musiol)", in: ''Orędownicy niepodległości Śląska'', Zabrze: 2005, page 144"Joseph Musiol", in: ''Handbuch für den Preussischen Landtag. Ausgabe für die 1. Wahlperiode (von 1921 ab)'', Berlin: April 1921. as a member of the town council in Bytom, and as leader of a local group there. He was also a member of the German Catholic Centre Party and a member of the leadership of the Catholic People’s Party of Upper Silesia, an autonomic division of the Centre Party. Musiol served as a deputy in the Prussian Parliament from 26 January 1919 to 22 November 1922 and argued for the independence of Upper Silesia as a multilingual but unified state like Switzerland. He was expelled from the Catholic People's Party in April 1921 for activities that clashed with the official stance of the party. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewald Latacz
Ewald Latacz (born 24 June 1885 in Kattowitz (Katowice); died 12 February 1953 in Frankfurt am Main) was a Silesian politician. He practiced as a lawyer in Racibórz since 1913, and as a civil law notary since 1919. He also co-founded the Union of Upper Silesians, a movement dedicated to independence of Upper Silesia, in 1918. He was active in the workers rights movement acting as a chairman of the Workers' Council in Wodzisław Śląski, and in the independence movement of Upper Silesia. He co-founded the Union of Upper Silesians in 1919. Latacz was a political prisoner from January to Spring 1919. He was accused by German authorities of high treason. After his release, he became a civil law notary and lawyer in Berlin during 1922–1945, specialising in work with oil companies in the period 1922–1939. A member of the Nazi party since 1933, Latacz joined three months after Hitler came to power. Latacz was also a member of the ''Nazi Union of German Lawyers'' until the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Upper Silesians
The Union of Upper Silesians (german: Bund der Oberschlesier; pl, Związek Górnoślązaków; Silesian: ''Ferajn Gůrnoślůnzokůw'') was an early 20th-century movement for the independence of Upper Silesia. The movement had its genesis during the revolutions of 1848. Allied with the Silesian People's Party, it dissolved in 1924 but has influenced the present-day Silesian Autonomy Movement. Origins The movement was founded by the Upper Silesian Committee (german: Oberschlesisches Komitee; pl, Komitet Górnośląski) on 27 November 1918 in Rybnik, Poland by three Catholics: attorney and Wodzisław Śląski Workers Council chairman Ewald Latacz; Thomas Reginek, a priest from Mikulczyce (present-day Zabrze), and educator and Racibórz Workers' and Soldiers' Council chairman Jan Reginek. The Rybnik Upper Silesian Committee demanded an "independent political stance" from Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany and guaranteed neutrality similar to that in Switzerland and Belgium. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Cichy
Josef Cichy ( pl, Józef Cichy)(1852–1913 in Cieszyn) was a Silesian politician. He owned a limestone furnace company in Goleszów. He was one of the first officials of the Silesian People's Party and ran as the party's candidate in an election to the Silesian Parliament in Opava, from the election district of Frysztat- Cieszyn-Jabłonków. He served as the leader of the local branch of the Silesian People's Party in Cieszyn. He was also a co-founder (in 1910) and chairman (from 1911) of the Union of Silesians. In 1911, he became the president of Head Authority of Election Committee for Józef Kożdoń, the chairman Buy and Sale Company for East Silesia. Sources * Dariusz Jerczyński, Orędownicy niepodległości Śląska, Zabrze 2005 pages 219-220. See also *Józef Kożdoń * Silesian People's Party *Ewald Latacz *Joseph Musiol *Union of Upper Silesians *Theofil Kupka Theofil Kupka (Teofil/Theophil Kupka) (born 22 August 1885 in Marklowitz/Marklowice – died 20 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaolzie
Trans-Olza ( pl, Zaolzie, ; cs, Záolží, ''Záolší''; german: Olsa-Gebiet; Cieszyn Silesian: ''Zaolzi''), also known as Trans-Olza Silesia (Polish: ''Śląsk Zaolziański''), is a territory in the Czech Republic, which was disputed between Poland and Czechoslovakia during the Interwar Period. Its name comes from the Olza River. The Trans-Olza region was created in 1920, when Cieszyn Silesia was divided between Czechoslovakia and Poland. Trans-Olza forms the eastern part of the Czech portion of Cieszyn Silesia. The division did not satisfy any side, and persisting conflict over the region led to its annexation by Poland in October 1938, following the Munich Agreement. After the invasion of Poland in 1939, the area became a part of Nazi Germany until 1945. After the war, the 1920 borders were restored. Historically, the largest specified ethnic group inhabiting this area were Poles. Under Austrian rule, Cieszyn Silesia was initially divided into three (Bielitz, Friedek and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumín
Bohumín (; ; pl, , german: Oderberg) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Bohumín is made up of town parts and villages of Nový Bohumín, Pudlov, Skřečoň, Starý Bohumín, Šunychl, Vrbice and Záblatí. Geography Bohumín is located about north of Ostrava on the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Ostrava Basin. The confluence of the Oder and Olza rivers is situated north of the town. The Oder forms the western border of the municipal territory and the Olza forms the northern border with Poland. The area is rich in water bodies. The artificial lakes Velké Kališovo and Malé Kališovo with a total area of and Vrbické Lake were created by flooding gravel quarries. They are used for recreational purposes. There is also the Záblatský fish pond in the southern part of the territory. History The first written mention of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neville Chamberlain
Arthur Neville Chamberlain (; 18 March 18699 November 1940) was a British politician of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938, ceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler. Following the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, which marked the beginning of the Second World War, Chamberlain announced the declaration of war on Germany two days later and led the United Kingdom through the first eight months of the war until his resignation as prime minister on 10 May 1940. After working in business and local government, and after a short spell as Director of National Service in 1916 and 1917, Chamberlain followed his father Joseph Chamberlain and elder half-brother Austen Chamberlain in becoming a Member of Parliament in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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