Chomiąża is a village located in
Poland, in the
Opole Voivodeship,
Głubczyce County
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Głubczyce County ( pl, powiat głubczycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the P ...
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Gmina Głubczyce
Gmina Głubczyce is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Głubczyce, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina c ...
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History
The present-day Polish village Chomiąża and the present-day Czech village
Chomyž, directly across the Czech side of the border, were once a single village. After the
Silesian Wars, the newly drawn border divided the village in two. The division continued through the
Communist era of 1945–1990, and the border was not easily crossed until the two countries joined the
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area ( , ) is an area comprising 27 European countries that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders. Being an element within the wider area of freedom, security and j ...
in 2007.
Location
The village is situated about south-west of the centre of
Głubczyce.
References
Villages in Głubczyce County
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