Żywocice is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the administrative district of
Gmina Krapkowice
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Gmina Krapkowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Krapkowice, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Opole.
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, within
Krapkowice County
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Krapkowice County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 199 ...
,
Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship ( , , ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Silesia. A relatively lar ...
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of
Opole
Opole (; ; ; ) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of ...
.
The village was first mentioned as ''Ziboczicz'' in 1300.
[Rawska K.: ''Atrakcje powiatu krapkowickiego. Przewodnik''. Studio Wydawnicze Plan, Wrocław, ]
Main sights
* old cemetery closed in 1934.
* old building of fire department (1885-1889) and fire truck from 1911.
* two old wayside shrines
* catholic church St. Florian built in 1989
References
Villages in Krapkowice County
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