Komorzno is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Wołczyn, within
Kluczbork County
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Kluczbork County ( pl, powiat kluczborski) 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 gove ...
,
Opole Voivodeship, in south-western
Poland.
It lies approximately north of
Wołczyn, north-west of
Kluczbork, and north 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 ...
.
The name of the village is derived from the old Polish word ''komor'', meaning "
mosquito".
Komorzno's heritage monuments are the church of Saint Hedwig, the old park and preserved old village houses.
Notable people
* (1621–1690), Polish religious writer, poet, translator
* (1626–1693), Polish official, royal secretary
*
Samuel Ludwik Zasadius
Samuel Ludwik Zasadius or ''Zasadyus'', ''Sassadius'' (c. 1695–1756) was a Polish religious writer, pastor and author of popular sermons and prayer-books. He was also known for propagating Poland, Polishness in Cieszyn Silesia.
Biography
Zasa ...
(c. 1695–1756), Polish religious writer, pastor, author of popular sermons and prayer-books
*
Andrzej Sokołowski
Andrzej Sokołowski (born 23 November 1948 in Komorzno, Kluczbork County) is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International ...
(born 1948), former Polish handball player,
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...
bronze medalist
References
Villages in Kluczbork County
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