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Roj Hormazd
Roj may refer to: *Rój, a district in Poland *Roj TV, a Kurdish satellite television station *Roj Blake, the eponymous rebel leader from the BBC television series ''Blake's 7'' *Andrzej Gąsienica Roj (1930-1989), Polish skier who competed in the 1952 Olympic Games - see Poland at the 1952 Winter Olympics *Rok Roj (born 1986), Slovenian footballer *Rings of Jupiter See also * Rojs {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rój
Rój (german: Roy) is a district in the south-west of Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The medieval name ''Ray'', denoted a paradise, it was later pronounced by locals (see Silesian dialects) as ''Roj'', which later transformed into ''Rój'', literally a swarm of bees. History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Regno Dei id est Ray ex ordinacione datur ferto singulis annis''. After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 335 out of 375 voters in Rój voted in favour of joining Poland, against 40 opting for staying in Germany. In years 1945-1954 the village was a part of gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ... Boguszow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |