Dzierżkowice is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Branice
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Gmina Branice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Branice, which lies approximately south of Głubczyce and sout ...
, within
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 t ...
,
Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the
Czech border.
It lies approximately south-east of
Branice
Branice (german: Branitz) is a village located in the Opole Voivodeship (southern Poland), near the border with the Czech Republic. It belongs to Głubczyce County and is the seat of Gmina Branice. In 2006 it was inhabited by 2,300 people. It l ...
, south of
Głubczyce, and south of the regional capital
Opole
Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ;
* Silesian:
** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole''
** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole''
* Silesian German: ''Uppeln''
* Czech: ''Opolí''
* Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc ...
.
History
The present-day Polish village Dzierżkowice and the present-day Czech village
Držkovice, 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.
References
Villages in Głubczyce County
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