Zebrzydowice (german: Seibersdorf) is a
district of
Rybnik,
Silesian Voivodeship, southern
Poland. On December 31, 2013 it had 3,150 inhabitants.
History
Before the 17th century the village belonged to
Zebrzydowski family Radwan coat of arms of the Zebrzydowski family
The Zebrzydowski (feminine form: Zebrzydowska, plural: Zebrzydowscy) was a Polish noble family.
History
The family became important in the second half of the 16th and early 17th century in the Fir ...
.
After
World War I in the
Upper Silesia plebiscite
The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty and carried out on 20 March 1921 to determine ownership of the province of Upper Silesia between Weimar Germany and Poland. The region was ethnically mixed with bot ...
332 out of 380 voters in Zebrzydowice voted in favour of joining Poland, against 47 opting for staying in Germany.
In 1922 it became a part of
Silesian Voivodeship,
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of ...
. It was then annexed by
Nazi Germany at the beginning of
World War II. After the war it was restored to Poland. It was amalgamated with Rybnik in 1973.
References
Districts of Rybnik
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