Sławniowice (german: Groß Kunzendorf) is a

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in the administrative district of Gmina Głuchołazy, within

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, in south-western Poland. It is approximately west of

Głuchołazy Głuchołazy ( ; german: Ziegenhals, also known by other names) is a historic town in southwestern Poland with approximately 13,534 inhabitants as of 2019. It is located within the Nysa County of Opole Voivodeship (province), near the border wit ...

, south of

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, and south-west of the regional capital Opole, on the border with the

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. Until 1742 it and the Czech village of

Velké Kunětice Velké Kunětice (german: Groß Kunzendorf) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Geography Velké Kunětice is located about northeast of Jeseník and north ...

were a single settlement; from 1996 to 2007 it was a border crossing point. Its population was 548 in 2011.

Economy

Marble has been quarried in the village for centuries. Quarrying and shaping marble remains its main industry.

History

Kunzendorf (called Groß Kunzendorf to distinguish it from other places of the same name) is first recorded in 1201 as ''villa Cunati'' and in 1382 as ''Cunczindorff''. A ''Slawnewiz'' is mentioned in 1291, but its location is uncertain. From the late 13th century the village was within the Duchy of Neisse, an ecclesiastical duchy within the

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; with the remainder of

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, this subsequently became subordinate to the

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. In 1603–15, a peasant revolt took place in the village, one of a series of anti-feudal uprisings against harsh impositions by local landlords under the bishop. In 1742, after the

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, what is now Sławniowice became part of the

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and was divided from what is now

, which remained in

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, now in the Czech Republic. It subsequently became part of the German Empire. In 1945, after the defeat of Germany in

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, it became part of Poland. By an act of the

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, it was renamed to Sławniowice in November 1946. A manned border crossing point was established there in February 1996, operating until both Poland and the Czech Republic became part of the Schengen Area in 2007. In 1845, the village had 6 marble quarries and a population of 531. The population was 908 in 1885, 992 in 1933, and 1,032 in 1939.

Notable people

* , sculptor, trained at the marble works in the village

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slawniowice Villages in Nysa County Czech Republic–Poland border crossings