Wierzbie is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Łambinowice, within
Nysa County,
Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
It lies approximately east of
Łambinowice, east of
Nysa
Nysa may refer to:
Greek Mythology
* Nysa (mythology) or Nyseion, the mountainous region or mount (various traditional locations), where nymphs raised the young god Dionysus
* Nysiads, nymphs of Mount Nysa who cared for and taught the infant ...
, and south-west 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
In the 10th century the area became part of the emerging
Polish state. According to linguist Heinrich Adamy the name is of Polish origin, and comes from the word ''wierzba'', which means "
willow". Later on, the village fell to
Bohemia (Czechia), then
Prussia, and
Germany. In 1936, during a massive Nazi campaign of renaming of placenames, the village was renamed to ''Weidengut'' to erase traces of Polish origin. During
World War II, the Germans operated the E475
forced labour
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...
subcamp of the nearby Stalag VIII-B, Stalag VIII-B/344 German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II, prisoner-of-war camp in the village.
Following the defeat of Germany in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.
References
Villages in Nysa County, Wierzbie
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